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Rat snakes' combat dance

A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.

Pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engages in deadly combat, an act that is unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, 06/09/2010

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6 September 2010 - 6:00pm
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dimensions: 10.02 x 6.66 in. (3008 x 2000 px)
dpi: 300dpi

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SOUTH ASIA, India
animal, Combat, Fighting, india, Ptyas mucosus, rat snake, reptile, rivalry, serpent, Snake, South India, survival, tamil nadu, Tiruvannamalai, wildlife

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  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.
  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.
  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.
  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.
  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.
  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.
  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.
  • A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.

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Rat snakes' combat dance
Dev Gogoi
A pair of adult male rat snakes, Ptyas mucosus, engage in deadly combat, an act unknown in any other species of snake in South Asia. This sight is commonly mistaken to be the (mythical) ‘mating dance’ of cobras. Tiruvannamalai, India.

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