Chez le crotale diamantin de l'Ouest, les phéromones font office d'application de rencontre
Transcript
00:00 The heat has even taken the queen from her winter sleep.
00:04 Here is Sonora, a diamond-shaped crotale from the West, the doyen of the desert areas of the Southwest.
00:24 It is the emblematic snake of the United States, being dangerous is its best defense.
00:30 This year, she will need all her courage and all her know-how.
00:36 Sonora has survived ten long summers, and they become more and more difficult with time.
00:46 For now, her hazel eyes are focused on a more pressing mission.
00:50 It is the season of love, and she sets out on her 31.
01:04 This elegant and sexy diamond-printed snake is the symbol of the queen's love.
01:14 But it is the trace of pheromone that she leaves in her siege that makes her totally irresistible.
01:20 It is the Tinder of the crotales.
01:25 Her odorous profile can last more than a week.
01:30 But she already has a match.
01:34 A pretender with an iron gaze uses his tongue to test the snake's ability to resist.
01:42 Another male spotted her trace, and swiped right.
01:47 The first male issued a warning.
01:49 He was about to attack her.
01:52 But she was already in danger.
01:55 She was about to attack him.
01:58 But he was already in danger.
02:01 She was about to attack him.
02:04 He was about to attack him.
02:07 She was about to attack him.
02:10 He was about to attack him.
02:14 The first male issued a warning.
02:17 A way of saying "get your ass down".
02:20 Her opponent responds with a "tac-o-tac".
02:23 Composed of a scale chaplet, their sounder can vibrate at a frequency of 50 times per second.
02:31 A sound synonymous with danger.
02:34 (whooshing)