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Old 04-01-2008, 02:18 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: No April Fool's joke

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Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
I didn't know that, Stefan. I've witnessed quite a few wild matings, but never seen a mating ball. I guess it would depend on population densities?
I think it depends on how far north you are. A shorter summer forces them to hurry up and also reduces the number of places where they can survive the winter. So a lot of grass snakes inevitably end up in the same place.
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