Large Cottonmouth Snakes Battle Over Female

Occurred on August 19, 2022 / Athens, Alabama, USA

Info from Licensor: Two extremely large male, Venomous Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) aka water moccasins, competing for mating rights with a nearby female. I was walking my dogs to the mailbox Friday morning when I crossed the bridge over our creek and saw the commotion out of the corner of my eye. I didn't have my phone and was afraid my dogs would give chase, so I returned them home and grabbed my phone. To my surprise, they were still there when I returned and was able to catch them on video.