Snake dancing

[Prospector]

Originally Posted by bonjing

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.