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submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A Brazilian RAINBOW boa that had been assigned male at birth gave birth to 14 babies.

In the middle of June.

Happy ***ing Pride Month

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Had no idea there were snakes that had live birth, always assumed they were all egg layers. Neat

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Snakes are ovoviviparous. This means they form an egg, but then hold the egg within themselves.

This is a form of live birth but it's different from the viviparity of mammals in the sense that the egg isn't connected to the mother's body in any way. It's just inside them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Not all snakes. Some snakes are just oviparous or just viviparous.