Serpents and Virgin Birth, oh my

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes:

Once thought to be an anomaly and confined to captive animals, scientists now suspect that parthenogenesis occurs somewhat regularly among wild snakes.

This BBC article doesn’t note the theological irony however. It also doesn’t include any comments from Greg “Men, Who Needs Them” Hampikian.

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6 Responses to Serpents and Virgin Birth, oh my

  1. The Question Lady's avatar The Question Lady says:
    September 14, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks, Glynn for the link. So that snake in the garden of Eden could have been a virgin?

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  2. Epaminondas's avatar epiminondas says:
    September 14, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    And they discovered the process was occurring among copperheads and cottonmouth moccasins. Both of which seem to be in abundance where I live. Great. Just great.

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    • Epaminondas's avatar epiminondas says:
      September 14, 2012 at 1:33 pm

      And I can’t wait for them to breathlessly announce that they’ve discovered it among diamondback rattlesnakes, too.

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      • Glynn Marshes's avatar Glynn Marshes says:
        September 14, 2012 at 1:38 pm

        And that it’s temperature-regulated, so most prevalent in individuals that have found their way into peoples’ homes 😀

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