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Could a Corn Snake constrict a cat?

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Adilno

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If I got a Corn Snake and it somehow got out, could it constrict the cat? I understand that it is in more danger from the cat, but is it possible for it to constrict a cat if the cat did nothing to stop it? My cat is declawed (We didn't know it was bad until it was too late.) in her front paws, is 12 pounds, and a 4 year old female. She does catch lizards that may get into the house, but does not kill any prey except the rare bug. She once caught a mouse in the winter that had came inside looking for warmth. She did not kill it. If my cat let it wrap around her, would it be able to constrict and kill her?
 
I would say no. First of all, even with the most docile cat, I think it's extremely unlikely that it would tolerate a snake wrapping around any part of it. Secondly, the only reason corn snakes constrict is to kill prey. If it came in contact with your cat, it would not think that the cat is prey.
 
I understand that, but I am wondering if it would be possible for it to kill a cat. If the cat didn't do anything, could it succeed in constricting a cat to the point of death?
 
I think your cat would have to be unconscious or drugged and the cornsnake just vicious. Cornsnakes are scaredy cats at heart. (yes some strike and bite) but those are warning tactics when it is scared. They won't constrict something they can't eat. And the biggest cornsnake in the world would be lucky to take down a rat. It would have no hope against a cat.
Also, given your cat catches lizards and mice (regardless of actually killing them) you cat would win. Flat out. The snake would barely touch the cat, and the cat would do some pretty hefty damage to the snake. Corn snakes, for all their lengths at full adult size, would not and could not take down a cat. (In my Opinion)
 
I don't currently have cats, but I have in the past. In a contest between corn snake and cat, the cat will win. A cat's teeth and claws are formidable, killing weapons. At best the corn snake may escape with its life if it can get in a crevice or hole that the cat can't reach into. I've seen country cats kill big lizards and very large rats. A slender non-venomous snake like a corn is just no match for a cat.
 
I don't think a corn snake could squeeze hard enough to kill a cat. I could be wrong. But my bigger snakes think it's funny sometimes to give my neck a hard squeeze, and they never get tight enough to make me dizzy. I don't know if that's because they're not giving it their all... I just don't feel like they could kill a cat even if it wasn't fighting back.
 
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