Dance to the death

As these two snakes coil around each other in a seemingly affectionate tussle of mating, all is not as it seems. They are actually two male Rat Snakes who are fighting for dominance, to prove who is the strongest of the pack in Salt Lake in Kolkata, India. While no mating is involved, the two snakes perform the 'dance’ by wrapping around each other and raising their upper bodies in an attempt to subdue each other.