As if that weren’t enough of an accomplishment for the old lady, she did this without having been in contact with a male for ...

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Experts at the St. Louis Zoo were astonished after a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs — seemingly without male help. In fact, zoo keepers said the snake hasn’t been near a male python in more ...

In Kerala’s Kasaragod, work at a solar power plant, which is currently under construction, was halted for 10 days after the Forest Department found 36 unhatched Indian Rock Python eggs at the site in ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager ...

A free-ranging Burmese python in Florida has laid 96 eggs in one go – the biggest number ever documented for this species. Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are native to South-East Asia, but tens ...

a burmese python with its head resting on an egg on a black background A huge Burmese python has been caught in Florida with a clutch of 60 eggs that were "just days from being laid." Hunter Mike ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The rock python is one of the few snakes that actually care for their eggs. For over 90 days after they’re ...