In 2020, this female ball python, aged 62, laid a clutch of viable eggs, despite having no contact with a male for over 15 ...

A 62-year-old ball python at the Saint Louis Zoo laid viable eggs, defying expectations as she hadn't been with a male for ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo had an end-of-summer surprise when a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs July 23. Even more amazing is that zookeepers say this happened without a male snake being ...

Snakes, in general, do not win any parenting awards. The snake species that lay eggs usually plop their clutch in a hole, cover them with dirt, then slither off hoping for the best. Most of the 30 ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A 62-year-old ball python at the St. Louis Zoo laid seven eggs this summer, and keepers have questions. First of all, she hasn’t ...

The snake, which is about 62 and hasn’t had contact with a male python in at least 15 years, surprised zookeepers at the St. Louis Zoo. By Concepción de León A 62-year-old ball python gave birth to ...

Snake #361003 at the Saint Louis Zoo has laid a clutch of eggs despite not being near a male snake in decades. The ball python, at least 62-years-old, surely deserves a name after pulling off the ...

A ball python from the Boston Children’s Museum gave birth to nine eggs recently, which was a surprise to those at the museum for many reasons. One being museum officials thought the snake was male.