“Male” snake has 14 babies

A snake that people thought was male has surprised her owners by having 14 babies. Ronaldo, a Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor, lives at City of Portsmouth College, England. Staff there were stunned as Ronaldo hadn’t had contact with another snake in nine years. Some animals can give birth without mates, but in rainbow boas it has only been known to happen a few times. “We couldn’t believe our eyes,” staff member Amanda McLeod said.…

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