My blizzard corn snake laid a clutch!!!

[petluvr]

My blizzard corn, whom I have always assumed was male, had been acting very strange. She was overly active, not eating and in a pretty nasty mood. Friday morning I woke up and all became clear. I woke up to this.


I was away from home after taking this picture and the next day my niece sent me this.


I returned home on Sunday to remove the unfertlized eggs. I have had her 3.5 years and she has never been with another snake. Upon removing the clutch this is what I had.


A few of these were still rubbery and white but there is no way that they are fertilized.....right!!! So I candled them, and saw this.


Does that look embryonic to anyone? I have heard of asexual reproduction but not really expecting anything. I have placed this egg along with a few others into a tupperware container with a wet paper towel that I have a lid just sat on the top. Guess we shall see but like I said not really expecting anything, kind of cool though.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Wow, that's pretty cool! It's not all that uncommon for female reptiles to still lay eggs without the presence of a male in captivity. I have a few geckos and turtles that do that. But that egg does look interesting, definitely worth seeing what becomes of it!

 

[wesleydnunder]

Tres kewl! Glad she didn't get egg-bound. I've seen fems die from that.

Never heard of parthenogenesis in snakes but it wouldn't it be awesome...

Mark

 

[petluvr]

I have been watching the eggs closely and all of them are gone now, still a cool experience.

 

[WRAragon]

That's super cool. They're slugs if there is no male present. Slugs are orange. They contain a yolk the same as any other egg. That's what your seeing when you candle it. Awesome sharing!

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