A St. Louis Zoo female python has laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. The 62-year-old ball python, which has no name, laid the eggs on July 23, three of ...

Despite her age and the fact that it's been 15 years since a male python has been near her, a 62-year-old female python recently laid 7 eggs at the St. Louis Zoo.

According to DrStephen Smith who is based at Tygerberg Animal Hospital in Cape Town, ballpythons usually stop laying eggs at around the age of 30. "Usually female snakes lay eggs after mating with a ...

Ball pythons get their name from what they do when they feel nervous. Instead of attacking or hissing, they curl up into a ball and hide their head in the middle. It’s their way of staying safe.

The female ball python is thought to the oldest snake living in a zoo A snake laying eggs might not seem to be the most unusual thing to happen. But keepers at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri were ...

Despite her age and the fact that it's been 15 years since a male python has been near her, a 62-year-old female python recently laid 7 eggs at the St. Louis Zoo.

Despite her age and the fact that it's been 15 years since a male python has been near her, a 62-year-old female python recently laid 7 eggs at the St. Louis Zoo.