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NitroX
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Re: Rattlesnakes
06/11/17 08:34 PM

But why do they group together in such a large number? There must be some biological reason?

Hatching from a den's eggs and growing largely in one spot? Doesn't sound logical.

Grouping together for a mass snake orgy? Sounds far more likely.

I really hate snakes. Scare me probably more than anything. Maybe spiders do as well. Especially in my hair or down the back of one's neck.

I would freak if I came across a mass of snakes like that.

The closest I have seen was an old concrete and stone water tank we had underground on a property we used to have in the scrubby land across the ranges in the rain shadow dry lands between the ranges and the Murray River East of here. The water tank was designed to catch run off water and fill and store water from winter or other rains. The inlets were at or below ground level and snakes in hot weather would seek shade and coolness in the large inlets, and slip and fall into the dry tank. Usually all brown snakes. I reckon maybe up to six or so down in there. Us kids used to throw rocks at the horrible creatures.

I think our snakes are much more solitary. I wonder if the purpose of the rattle on the rattle snake is not to warn other creatures but instead to hear, locate and bring together rattle snakes for mating purposes. Or whatever other purpose these groups share/

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Re: Rattlesnakes	Wayne59	04/11/17 11:27 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	04/11/17 11:30 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	93x64mm	05/11/17 07:30 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	06/11/17 03:19 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Wayne59	06/11/17 01:38 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	DarylS	06/11/17 02:22 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	NitroX	06/11/17 08:34 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	NitroX	06/11/17 08:40 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	mckinney	07/11/17 01:12 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	07/11/17 01:29 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	mckinney	07/11/17 02:22 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	07/11/17 03:19 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	DarylS	07/11/17 05:23 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	SharpsNitro	07/11/17 03:08 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	mckinney	08/11/17 01:40 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	NitroX	08/11/17 03:19 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	08/11/17 12:10 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	08/11/17 12:47 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	NitroX	30/11/17 12:18 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	02/12/17 01:27 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	28/11/17 01:48 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	mckinney	28/11/17 02:47 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	DarylS	28/11/17 07:16 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	ruffcountry	29/11/17 03:14 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	DarylS	29/11/17 05:08 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	eagle27	29/11/17 04:00 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	ducmarc	08/11/17 11:34 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	Ripp	08/11/17 02:51 AM
Re: Rattlesnakes	oldhoward	08/11/17 02:50 AM
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Re: Rattlesnakes	Homer	05/11/17 06:36 PM
Re: Rattlesnakes	NitroX	05/11/17 10:40 PM
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