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World’s Oldest Ball Python Lays Eggs Without a Male, Stuns Scientists

Ball python, a beloved species of Central and Western Africa, live for 20 to 30 years in captivity when nurtured with care, while those in the wild rarely cross 15 years. One python at the Saint Louis ...
KXAN

62-year-old ball python lays 7 eggs after 15 years apart from males, St. Louis Zoo says

ST. LOUIS (AP) — 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 at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager ...
The New York Times

The Surprising Social Lives of Pythons

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...
Southeast Missourian

St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help

ST. LOUIS -- 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 at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager of ...