John Chan / Two male Southern Pacific rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus helleri) fighting during mating season. This behaviour is known as a "combat dance", and is used to determine dominance and the right to mate...
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Silke Arndt / Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA, September.
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John Cancalosi / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), defensive rattling, Arizona, USA, April.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Female Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) at nest site with newborn young, Pennsylvania, USA, September.
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Bence Mate / Western diamond-backed rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Texas, USA, April.
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Ingo Arndt / Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September. Sequence 1 of 3
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Ingo Arndt / Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) in defensive posture, South Dakota
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Daniel Heuclin / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) tasting air, in habitat, Arizona, USA, October. Controlled conditions
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John Cancalosi / Male Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) courting female, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. Sequence 1/3.
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Chris Mattison / Sidewinder (Crotalus cerstastes) in sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA, May.
