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From: jrusso@thunder.temple.edu (Joann Russo)
Subject: Re: Frogstein and Birdstein - Genesis (2)-
Date: 1997/07/01
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Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine (dave@xemu.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <33B68EB0.446B9B3D@nospam.sm.luth.se>, 
: Veronica Karlsson <e93-vkn@nospam.sm.luth.se> writes:
: >PeteCasso wrote:
: >> 
: >> >I'm quite sure that the snake is not pregnant, snakes lay eggs...
: >> 
: >>        Ha ha ha, indeed! Funny!
: >
: >But they do! (and consequently they can't be pregnant)
: 
: Amniotic eggs in fact: leathery ones, with no hard shell. Some
: wiseacre will correct me, but I never heard of any snake give live birth
: (i.e. have the embryo develop to full size with the egg-sack still
: inside the mother's body).

i believe garter snakes give birth to live young. not that it matters at 
all...
my iguana laid about 50 eggs a couple of months ago. it was a wacky 
experience for all. they're the leathery eggs you describe. but let's not 
turn this forum into alt.pets.reptiles or something...

-mel

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