i have about 8 ball pythons,,,well my two biggest pair seem to be on each other non stop,,and locking tails together,,well i was watching closely and it looked like the one snake had hook looking things stick out of its tail and moved around like a finger,,,i was thinking this snake was a female,,,but if the females i knew had something like that id freak out,,,haha,,,anyways heres some pics and u guys tell me what it is,,,also the one snake has alittle spot of blood on his tail,,,dont know if thats something to do with mateing,,,tell me what u guys think