Snakes and Stones Pr. 2

[Bogertophis]

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Lol...

If it was really another male I would expect them to spar.
Sometimes I put males vs. males to get them all hyped up for mating--so I know what their snake-dance fighting reaction looks like when two male ball pythons cross paths.
Instead I see a fear response that is just straight up panic:
The male pushes as hard as he can against the doors of the enclosure-so much so that I fear if I left him in the enclosure that he would either break the door hinges-or more likely his face...

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That's really strange- such bad chemistry, & especially when another male doesn't react the same way? Any chance they've met before, on a nightmare date?