News | September 22, 2015 07:04 PM EDT
This snake gave birth without a male: How common is parthenogenesis? - Christian Science Monitor
A snake gave birth after living alone for eight years, demonstrating parthenogenesis, a rare phenomenon that scientists are realizing may happen more frequently than expected.
A rare case of parthenogenesis has been discovered in a water snake that has given "virgin birth" without contact from a male in eight years.
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