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i've seen posts about females doing it and there seems to be some debate as to whether or not it means she's receptive to a male but has anyone ever seen this behavior from a male?

Yeas. males tend to wag theire tails to. Seems to me that they are preparing for battling.

Many pythons do it when they're angry or upset. My little Angolan has done it. Young pythons lure by doing it.
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Yes. My male Spider Ball does this when he is excited by a new female that has been introduced to his cage. He also musks. My guess is that he's fanning endorphins to try and get the female "in the mood." Female tail wagging I've seen too, and usually they don't hook with a male after exhibiting this behavior, however I have found a few instances in which they did. It's a curious and, as yet, not understood behavior. As such I find it somewhat humorous and cute, but don't read much more into it than that.

Happy New Year!
Python Joe

my pastel male did this when i introduced him to one of the ladies but they never hooked up.