Ratsnake battle and mating...video and pics

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Piglet
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Ratsnake battle and mating...video and pics

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Went to the chickenhouse yesterday and saw this pair of rats in there
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A second male entered and a short battle ensued.I only caught the end of it on video
http://youtu.be/3Z2VmOC0Bgo
After chasing him into the woods the big guy returned passing right by my feet with one thing on his mind
http://youtu.be/ljUhtf_7Hgc
But she was ready for a snack
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He waited for her to eat
http://youtu.be/QTbREDdDq58
Then on to better things.You can see him pulsing on top of her
http://youtu.be/RoUlKC8ATCI
The other male returned a while later but left without a fight
http://youtu.be/oU5YbF__EOY
"Please give us some privacy now"
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This was quite fun to watch.I was suprised I was able to get so close.
Thanks for looking...Kelly
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I LOVE these herps-doin'-their-thing posts, and this one is absolutely fantastic! Well done and thanks for sharing!

-Marisa
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I mean, seriously...how can you get anything better than mating, feeding, and combat all in one? That's freaking incredible!
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Crazins wrote:I mean, seriously...how can you get anything better than mating, feeding, and combat all in one? That's freaking incredible!
That sounds a lot like my life.....

Awesome post. I also love posts catching animals doing rarely seen behaviors. Thought only Chicken snakes did that.

JJ
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Jay Jacoby wrote:
Crazins wrote:I mean, seriously...how can you get anything better than mating, feeding, and combat all in one? That's freaking incredible!
That sounds a lot like my life.....

Awesome post. I also love posts catching animals doing rarely seen behaviors. Thought only Chicken snakes did that.

JJ

Me too, minus the mating and combat. I mainly stay pretty static, it suits me better I think.

Nice post, Kelly!

-Jake Scott
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I like how they just really didn't care that you were there. All business!
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