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Posted by: jfmoore at Fri May 21 21:03:34 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jfmoore ]  
   

I've never seen such a large ball python. Have you ever tried to get an accurate length measurement?

I've had 17-egg clutches before. Here's one from a female that was only 5300 grams and less than 6 feet long at the time of oviposition: forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=20697,20697&key=2003
I think egg production (after a certain mass is attained) is dependent on the length of the snake. No matter how much more body fat they put on, the length of their oviducts must constrain the number of (normal-sized) ova they can hold.

-Joan

   

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