The snake, which is about 62 and hasn’t had contact with a male python in at least 15 years, surprised zookeepers at the St. Louis Zoo.

Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn’t been near a male in more than 15 years.

A ball python in a Missouri zoo has laid several eggs, puzzling zookeepers. According to the St Louis Post-Dispatch, the 62-year-old female ball python at the St Louis Zoo has laid eggs despite ...

Burmese python invasion: Fighting invasive species Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for more ...

St Louis Zoo officials in Missouri are trying to solve the mystery of how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs without being around a male python for at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager of ...

The 62-year-old female snake living at the Saint Louis Zoo laid eggs without having to mate with a male.

The 62-year-old ball python has not been with a male in over 15 years, according to Saint Louis Zoo.

Python, eggs and hatchlings taken from Big Cypress National Preserve on July 11, 2022. The two of them shortly thereafter found 18 more live python hatchlings, the agency said.

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn't been near a male in more than 15 years.

Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn’t been near a male in more than 15 years.