Scientists have been studying snake penises for years. These forked, often spiny structures shaped the understanding of snake reproduction. In fact, researchers long assumed that female snakes didn’t ...

Different Types of Snake Reproduction Female snakes can produce their offspring in several different ways. Many people assume that all snakes lay eggs, but the true situation is more complex than this ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead ...

A long-term study of copperhead snakes in a forest near Meriden, Conn., revealed that five consecutive years of drought effectively ended the snakes' reproductive output. A long-term study of ...

The Brahminy blind snake native to Southeast Asia, is the most widely distributed animal. It is a small, non- poisonous snake ...

There are some snakes that have live births rather than egg-laying since the babies have a higher chance of survival this way. Female snakes keep the embryo in their bodies so that it will be ...

PHOENIX — Keepers at the Phoenix Zoo recently found an unexpected s-s-s-surprise inside one of its snake enclosures -- a baby Brazilian Rainbow Boa. It's a surprise because the snake's mother has been ...

In a process that some people call a "virgin birth," a Brazilian rainbow boa was born at the Phoenix Zoo with DNA from only one parent. Its mom, who has been at the zoo for 10 years, has never been ...

Walsh, Timothy F., Ernst, C., and Laemmerzahl, A. F. 1999. "Reproduction of the rufous-beaked snake, Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Colubridae, Lamphrophinae)." The ...

Give a male garter snake a taste of estrogen and watch out, as the hormone turns these lads into the sexiest thing on the block, attracting dozens of other males eager to mate. Subscribe to read this ...