>>I understand the paper said the eggs were not incubated. Who's to say they were even fertile/viable?
>>jsc

No, in that paper the snake actually had a litter of identical offspring.

From the DNA paper:

"Molecular evidence for parthenogenesis has been observed in a study of captive Python molurus bivittatus in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam (Groot et al., 2003) but has not been demonstrated in wild populations. In that study, comparisons of microsatellite and AFLP markers showed that a female who had been separated from males had offspring that were all genetically identical."
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (TBA)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (TBA)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

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