As if that weren’t enough of an accomplishment for the old lady, she did this without having been in contact with a male for over 15 years. Researchers are investigating whether ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager ...

Snake eggs might not look like much on their own, but when grouped in a clutch, their combined weight can be surprising. However, just as different species of snakes vary in length and size, so do ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The rock python is one of the few snakes that actually care for their eggs. For over 90 days after they’re laid, the mom will stand guard over ...

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 ...

In Kerala’s Kasaragod, work at a solar power plant, which is currently under construction, was halted for 10 days after the Forest Department found 36 unhatched Indian Rock Python eggs at the site in ...

The largest of the four female pythons captured on the island was around 15 feet in length and she was still full of eggs, according to Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy. Screengrab from Python ...

Not all snakes lay eggs—some give birth to live young, from rattlesnakes to sea snakes, revealing surprising survival strategies and adaptations that help them thrive in harsh or unusual environments.

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.