Parthenogenesis among reptiles is rare. Only a few species have the ability to reproduce asexually. Most of these are obligate parthenogenetic species that consist (almost) entirely of females, which ...

A ball python at the St. Louis Zoo left keepers gobsmacked when they recently found it coiled around a clutch of eggs after not having contact with a male for at least 15 years. However, it wasn't ...

This photo provided by the Saint Louis Zoo shows,a 62-year-old ball python curled up around her eggs July 23, 2020. Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python ...

"We didn't know what we were seeing. We had attributed it to stored sperm," he said. "I guess sometimes truth is stranger than fiction." Virgin births have been observed in other reptiles before, ...

Six babies born to a 11-year-old reticulated python at the Louisville Zoo have only one parent—they are the result of a virgin birth. The python, 200-pound, 20-foot-long Thelma, had never been near a ...