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Wild snakes reproduce without sex

Virgin birth not just a by-product of captivity

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Snakes in the wild sometimes forgo the mom-and-dad method of reproducing and have babies without having sex, researchers have confirmed with genetic testing.

MOTHER AND CHILD A female copperhead has given birth to a son, shown coiled among her own coils, without any genetic contribution from a male of their species.