how do snakes get pregnant?

Question

I just want to know how they get pregnant. Like cause snakes would cut their "thing" on the ground when they slither. So where is it and where is the uh.. girl snakes hole?(not perverted just curious)

Answer 1

Snake Reproduction


Snakes produce offspring in 2 basic ways: The first involves development of the fertilized eggs within the body of the female. When the embryos are fully developed, the offspring are born, appearing like miniature adults. Boa constrictors, water and garter snakes, and rattlesnakes are live bearing species and are considered ovoviviparous. The second method involves deposition of oblong, leathery-shelled eggs within the environment, where the eggs incubate. At the completion of embryonic development, the eggs hatch, producing miniature adults. Pythons and rat and mild snakes are egg layers, and are considered oviparous. In either case, the newborn or newly hatched can fend for themselves and receive no parental nurturing.

Many snake species readily mate in captivity: One mating may result in up to 3 clutches of eggs or 3 "litters" of live young. This is because sperm can be stored within the reproductive tract of the female after insemination. The proper pairing of snakes according to age and sex is essential if reproduction in captivity is to be successful. Sexing of snakes can be difficult because males generally resemble females. Male pythons and boa constrictors have a spur on each side of the vent. Some females have spurs but they are usually smaller than those of males. These observations can be misleading at times. Snakes under 18 inches long can usually be sexed by exerting pressure on the tissues surrounding the vent. Male snakes have paired hemipenes (elongated, spurred structures used during copulation) that can be extruded with this maneuver. The widely accepted method for sexing most snakes over 18 inches in length requires specialized sexing probes. These elongated, blunt-tipped instruments are gently inserted into the vent and directed toward the tail. The probe penetrates only a short distance in females and a much longer distance in males. Only experienced handlers should attempt this procedure.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Both male and female snakes have the same "hole" persay, it's just a matter of what is inside of that hole, called a cloaca, located near the tail, it is easy to see, as the scales do change a color slightly.

The male snake near the cloaca (vent opening near the tail) has "claws", these are small, hook like protrusions that are used to stimulate the female snake during courtship. The actual act of copulation is actually kinda nifty, they simply wrap their tails together, with the cloaca's together, and the male's hemipinae come out of inversion, and using the claws, the male snake gets the female's vent (cloaca) open enough for the literal copulation to occur. Female snakes can also store sperm for a varying period of time, so actual time of pregnency starting is hard to tell, as some females will become gravid immediately, others will store the sperm and wait a week or so before releasing it into their bodies.

Answer 4

Male snakes have two "things" and they are stored in the base of the tail. They are individually everted from the cloaca during mating; the females "hole" is also the cloaca.

I sure hope I didn't spoil your Dad's birds & bees talk.

Answer 5

The man snake puts his thing in the woman snake and they do the snake equivalent of the bump and grind.

Answer 6

When a mommy snake and a daddy snake really love each other, they get wound up together, then the mommy gets pregnant

Answer 7

the to sanke rape around eachother

Answer 8

sex