Ceal Klingler

Understanding the Non-violent Sparring of Panamint Rattlesnakes – Written and photographed by Ceal Klingler Each spring, after six months of cold weather in the southwesternmost Great Basin Desert, Panamint Rattlesnakes emerge from rocky dens and knot together in the sun to bask, spar, and mate. And each spring, when I observe sparring or “combat rituals”