A SNAKE GIVE BIRTH

      HOW DOES A SNAKE GIVE                          BIRTH?

  One of the fiercest animals in the reptilian kingdom and feared by many humans and other species alike, snakes are known to be the most cunning creatures that roam the planet. Many regard this snake as fearsome and a powerful predator in the wild. Many films have produced in the namesake of these wild animals such as Anaconda: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Snakes on a Plane, and many more. Some exotic pet enthusiasts even take these kinds of reptiles as pets especially pythons and boa constrictors.

But many are wondering how it looks like when a snake is giving birth to its youngsters. People would think that since snakes are reptiles, they are egg-bearing creatures and burrow their young underneath the earth just like the other members of the reptile family. But little they know that not majority of these cold-blooded creature lay eggs but can also give birth into a live young. A video footage was captured and uploaded by a YouTube user named Arvind Tripathi. It showed how a a certain specie of snakes gives a live birth to youngsters.

The snake mother was seen looking tormented and pained while on the sandy ground. Villagers who witnessed the unusual scene were amazed seeing the snake give birth into little snakes that crawl all together in the ground. The little ones crawled out of the birth canal, squirming and shaking their way out into the new world outside their mother’s womb.

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Little do we know that some snakes carry the eggs while still inside the womb and hatches thereafter, resulting into a live young. Most species of snakes, around 70% lays their eggs and leaves it outside for it to hatch. While the remaining 30% are giving birth into a live young. Species like rattlesnakes, vipers, boas, and sea snakes are few to name.