Thamnophis, George is definitely male and the other two he were with are definitely female. This is a family site so I will just stop at the back-rubs and massages...lol. They stayed in that same spot for a few days.
I don't know how he killed it. When I saw him he had about 6" left to swallow. I went in the house to get the camera and he had finished it when I got back outside. BTW, this wasn't the first one that I've seen him eating. Keep in mind that the snakes I've seen him eating are very small...
If George is indeed a Black Rat Snake(and they don't eat other snakes)maybe I need to tell him that...lol. I have to say that snakes in the wild are very fascinating to watch. That's how I found out that it was a George and the other two he's been with are females. I went to move a fiberglass...
I'm really not sure what George technically is. What I do know is that he and the two females that I see him with are a-lot slimmer than the other blacksnakes that hang around here. His head is also no bigger than the end of my thumb. I took this picture just after he had swallowed a small...
I usually have 6 or 7 blacksnakes hanging around. For some reason they were a little late coming around this year. I killed 4 Copperheads before they finally showed up. I tried to get pics of one swallowing a small Copperhead, but by the time I got the camera the deed was done. I do watch out...