It's amazing how big a fish those snakes can eat!
2 years ago I walked upon a small-ish king snake trying to swallow a 2X larger water snake. The water snake had been dead so long it began to bloat, and the king was in distress. I snipped the water snake off, and the king eventually finished swallowing it and crawled away.
I had so many large water snakes I was considering removing some of them, but didn't have to. Something made them leave, I assume the kings. Now I rarely even see a snake, usually a small garter. I guess nature works to restore balance if you're patient.
