• Question: How do snakes give birth?

    Asked by Bradley to Christie, Dan, David, Dawn, Sian on 20 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by 596thaf37.
    • Photo: Christie Waddington

      Christie Waddington answered on 20 Jun 2016:

      It depends on the snake! Most snakes (70%) lay eggs whereas the rest give birth to live young. The ones that give birth to live young do not do it as most animal do – They hold the eggs inside their body rather than laying them, which hatch inside them and the hatched snake emerges from her body.

      As a general rule, pythons lay eggs and boas give birth to live young :-).

    • Photo: Sian Thomas

      Sian Thomas answered on 22 Jun 2016:

      Going with Christies answer here. She was so good at answering these questions!

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