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Old 03-19-2009, 08:55 PM   #12
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Default Re: Snake dancing

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Originally Posted by bonjing View Post
great pictures. Me, i'd be freaking out because of the one i don't see.
Yeah, my wife hasn't set foot out back since.

Interestingly, in all my encounters with rattlers in the wild I have never had one advance on me. They always hold their ground or retreat - never advance. During this mating ritual, however, when I got too close the two snakes immediately disengaged, one retreated, and the other started moving towards me. I'm assuming that one is the male.
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