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i know this is weird but how do snakes reproduce?

2007-03-11 07:07:57 · 4 answers · asked by niki 2 in Pets Reptiles

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wide range of reproductive modes are used by snakes. All snakes employ internal fertilization, accomplished by means of paired, forked hemipenes, which are stored inverted in the male's tail. Most snakes lay eggs, and of those most species abandon them shortly after laying; however, some species are ovoviviparous and retain the eggs within their bodies until they are almost ready to hatch. Recently, it has been confirmed that several species of snake are fully viviparous, such as the green anaconda, nourishing their young through a placenta as well as a yolk sac, highly unusual among reptiles, or indeed anything else outside of placental mammals. Retention of eggs and live birth are commonly, but not exclusively, associated with cold environments, as the retention of the young within the female allows her to control their temperature more effectively than if the developing young were in external eggs..
hope this helps...

2007-03-11 07:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by Choclate thunder 2 · 1 0

The "act" isn't a whole lot different than what people do but they do lay eggs rather than carrying their young.

2007-03-11 07:15:57 · answer #2 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 0 0

they start missionary, then switch to the reverse cow girl, usually ended with a dirty sanchez or an angry dragon


seriously your kidding right ?

2007-03-12 04:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by eyesinthedrk 6 · 0 0

pythons = eggs boas = live

2007-03-11 07:47:04 · answer #4 · answered by Tonya 1 · 0 0

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