Male rattlesnake combat in the wild *VIDEO*

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Male rattlesnake combat in the wild *VIDEO*

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Anyone else have photos or video of combat behaviors in the wild? Please share!

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was that in Torrey Pines?? I think i've been on that road :shock:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HoepwWr70M
Sorry for the bad quality vid it was taken on my phone. Wasn
t sure how to get the vid directly on here either.
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No, it was not Torrey Pines.

Thanks for sharing! I figured it's quite uncommon but I've always lurked over the years and haven't seen many photos or video showing this amazing behavior.
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I don't have the photographer's permission to repost the photos directly on this site, but below is a link to some photos of 2 Prairie Rattlesnakes engaged in a 'combat dance':

http://southwesternherp.com/cgi-bin/yab ... 1312060469

There is also a link to a video of these same two rattlesnakes engaged in this activity.

Enjoy.

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Eastern indigos.

Image

Image

And a very short video:

https://flic.kr/p/it4Xyr
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