Rat snake Mating or territorial fight ???? Animal Rescue India
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As these two snakes coil around each other in a seemingly affectionate tussle of mating, all is not as it seems.
They are actually two male Rat Snakes who are fighting for dominance, to prove who is the strongest of the pack in chandshi, Nashik city
While no mating is involved, the two snakes perform the 'dance’ by wrapping around each other and raising their upper bodies in an attempt to subdue each other.
The dominant male Ptyas mucosus pins down his opponent for a few seconds before letting him go and mating with the female.
The ritual can last up to an hour and while not overtly aggressive, it allows the male snakes to define their territory and defend their mates.
Snakes are seen by Indians to be entities of strength and renewal in Hindu mythology. The snake is often used to represent the Naga, a deity or class of entity found in Hinduism and Buddhism.
The snake represents rebirth, death and mortality because of its casting of its skin which is seen as a symbolic rebirth.
The snakes can grow up to about eight feet long and they eat frogs, rats, rodents, birds, lizards, turtles and bats. Their venom is not poisonous.
They are one of the most common snakes found in the hills and plains throughout India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Indo-China region.
Often mistaken as the fatally poisonous Indian Cobra and the King Cobra and so are frequently killed unnecessarily by people because of this
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