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Extremely odd behavior from a Watersnake and Ribbonsnake... has anyone else observed something similar to this before? Both healthy adults with no visible injuries and both escaped rather quickly under their own power without coaxing.

I originally walked up on this pair around noon but the ribbon snake took off before I could get a picture of the odd behavior so I immediately left and came back about three hours later to find them both in the exact same position. So it’s fair to assume it’s a reoccurring arrangement between the two of them. The minimal research I have done has turned up nothing but I would love to hear from someone more knowledgeable about this sort of thing!

Blue form of White-lipped Island Pitviper, from Komodo Islands
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Andinobates opisthomelas (Boulenger, 1899)
Rana dardo andina
Angostura - Antioquia
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© Copyright Fotografía Andrés Mauricio Forero-Cano
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