While exploring the trails in Cheeseboro Canyon, California, USA, a cyclist came across a pair of rattlesnakes and he stopped for a moment to watch the…
The video was uploaded to the Facebook page of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area earlier this month.

Their purpose is not to kill each other, but to establish a position, gain the right to mate with children. Although there is no bloodshed, no death, but according to the author of this clip, this war is really dramatic and thrilling.

In fact, this time of year is rattlesnake breeding season, so it’s not uncommon for males to fight each other to win the “favor” of the female.

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