Unlike most snakes, Dumeril’s boas give live birth, protecting embryos internally until fully developed neonates emerge.

Snakes, like most reptiles in the world, are oviparous. This means that rather than producing live young ones, the way mammals do, snakes produce an immature single cell — an egg. Most snakes follow ...

Many of us know snakes are ectothermic reptiles that regulate their body temperature behaviorally by using shade, burrows, warm rocks, and even metabolic heat from digestion. But not everyone is aware ...

(CBS NEWS) - A 13-year-old boa snake who was thought to be male gave birth to 14 babies, even though it hasn’t been in contact with other snakes in years, according to researchers at City of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 13-year-old boa snake who was thought to be male gave birth to 14 babies, even though it hasn't been in contact with other ...