Yowza! 70 Red Sided Babies

[Steveo]

Wow. What will they do with them?

[stevenrudge]

Here you go.

you can see thats she's a big female and do's look deflated,no surprise,Florida Blue can have very large litters as well

[BUSHSNAKE]

Here you go.

I wonder what the "before" picture would look like

[guidofatherof5]

Wow. What will they do with them?

Sounds like they will be released.

[ProXimuS]

Oh my At least the babies can take care of themselves Because mama's surrounded!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Wow Steve, I second that YOWZA! That's a little extreme! So do parietalis commonly have large litters? I'm also wondering, can they mate more than once? Like for example: When a dog is in heat, she can mate more than once, with more than one dog during that time, and therefore (possibly) have more puppies. Can snakes do this?

Well, They can mate with several snakes and thus produce a clutch with more than one father since their sperm will all be mixed together.... however, the number of sperm from a single male GREATLY outnumbers the amount of eggs she produces and has ready to fertilize. No matter how many males mate with her, provided they are healthy and producing a good amount of viable sperm, that's not going to increase the amount of young. Breeding action can stimulate her reproductive tract to produce to it's fullest, but breeding three males to this female and two to another female will not mean you will yield clutches proportional to the breeding action. The amount of babies a female can have is related to her... her size, age, weight, overall health and diet. The male just supplements with his sperm and off he goes.

[Invisible Snake]

Wow that's incredible! Will he be keeping the babies for a little while to get them started on eating or will he be releasing them immediately?

[guidofatherof5]

Wow that's incredible! Will he be keeping the babies for a little while to get them started on eating or will he be releasing them immediately?

That I'm not sure of.

[ProXimuS]

Well, They can mate with several snakes and thus produce a clutch with more than one father since their sperm will all be mixed together.... however, the number of sperm from a single male GREATLY outnumbers the amount of eggs she produces and has ready to fertilize. No matter how many males mate with her, provided they are healthy and producing a good amount of viable sperm, that's not going to increase the amount of young. Breeding action can stimulate her reproductive tract to produce to it's fullest, but breeding three males to this female and two to another female will not mean you will yield clutches proportional to the breeding action. The amount of babies a female can have is related to her... her size, age, weight, overall health and diet. The male just supplements with his sperm and off he goes.

Thanks!

[guidofatherof5]

Here's a few more.
Amazing numbers but equally amazing is the size of the babies.