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Ruth Member Joined: 17 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 13 View other posts by Ruth	Posted: 05 Jun 2006 Saw these three in the garden this afternoon, any idea why they are "biting" each other Ruth

GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF	Posted: 05 Jun 2006 Hi Ruth, Love at first bite?? Male slow-worms bite the females in this way during mating and also rival males as territorial behaviour. All quite normal to slow-worms, but not often observed, so well done with getting the photographs If you take a close look at older slow-worms they often have multiple scars around the head and neck from these encounters, but rarely is any real harm done. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant

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