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epidemic
at Tue Oct 18 15:36:23 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by epidemic ]
Pinning is always a sign of dominance, even when mating, though it's normally the male which takes the initiative. This was definitely mating behavior, as the female also initiated body twitching and cloacal alignment.
I know what is going on, just want to know if anyone else has observed such behavior from their females, as having worked with Drymarchon spp. for over 20 years, I have yet to encounter such behavior on behalf of a female.
Oh yeah, they did lock up...
Best regards,
Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
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