Watersnake Reproduces Through Virgin Birth Twice - Clapway

For the second time in two years, the female yellow-bellied watersnake at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center in Missouri has given birth. Prior to the event, the captive snake did not have contact with a male counterpart for at least eight years.

Kyle Morton, an intern, had noticed the snake’s membranes during a routine checkup. Initially, he thought someone had placed tomatoes inside the snake’s cages as a joke. The watersnake was acting normal at the time and did not eat the membranes for many weeks.

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