>>As far as a female ovulating during brumation, I don't see how that could even happen. When the temps are right their metabolism slows down, no digestion, no weight loss, etc. So I don't see how a female could ovulate. Ovulation is associated with longer days / more hours of daylight, higher temps, first or second shed of the new spring. I have seen snakes shed during brumation but even that process took longer.

>>If it did happen I would say that brumation temps and conditions were wrong.

>>Just my 2 cents.



I didn't say ovulation persay, but courtship, bonding.. it happens with kingsnakes. I don't know about hognose. Oh, and ovulation has been seen in the field in populations of rattlesnakes and kingsnakes in Ariz during Winter. Not making claims with Hognose, just saying that snakes take advantage of available conditions. Doesn't mean the conditions are wrong. Just means the snakes will do what the conditions support. And not all individuals do the exact same thing necessarily. Better for survival of the population as a whole.
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