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Tom Omlette
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Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 12:03pm |
hi
while watching a couple of males together yesterday i noticed that when they moved close to each other or over each other they would distinctly shake their heads from side to side. i am assuming that you have all seen this many times and was wondering what it meant. i am guessing that its a gesture to indicate they are not threatening each other...yet. tim |
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will
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interesting Tim - was this at all like the fast twitching you get when a male is courting a female? I've not seen (or at least noticed) this behaviour myself.
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GemmaJF
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I've seen males greet each other like this Tim. One of many observations that one day I might figure out what they mean.
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Tom Omlette
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not sure will, haven't seen enough of it to say. i remember disturbing a female last spring and as she slithered off a male darted out from nowhere to follow her. there was some head twitching then too and i was reminded of that yesterday.
tom
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Tom Omlette
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well if you don't know gemma i doubt anyone does!
tim
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