Snake Birth

Snake, Presumed Male For Years, Gives Birth To 14 Snakelets

Ronaldo, a 13-year-old boa constrictor at City of Portsmouth College, has astounded caretakers by giving birth to 14 snakelets despite never having contact with a male snake. Initially believed to be male, Ronaldo's unexpected parthenogenesis—the process of virgin birth—has only been documented three times before in Brazilian rainbow boa constrictors....