What is hanging out of cloaca?

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Its almost like yellow spikes. I may be a blonde to the snake world, but could someone tell me what it is or of I need to worry?

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Those are "spurs" they are whats left of the legs they use to have. They use them in breeding perfectly normal.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Those are "spurs" they are whats left of the legs they use to have. They use them in breeding perfectly normal.

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Great :) that doesn't mean she's not a 'she', right? Because the other female we have has them as well and the breeder said they sexed them as soon as they hatched

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Originally Posted by SCWood

Great :) that doesn't mean she's not a 'she', right? Because the other female we have has them as well and the breeder said they sexed them as soon as they hatched

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Both males and females have them. Doesn't determine sex.

Hehe, yeah, they are totally normal. All pythons have them!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_spur

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Those are "spurs" they are whats left of the legs they use to have. They use them in breeding perfectly normal.

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Never knew they were what was left of legs.

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Originally Posted by Masonic

Never knew they were what was left of legs.

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They even have a pelvis bone so to speak.. https://smartsite.ucdavis.edu/access...morphology.gif

Has anyone else noticed that when the snake is say, wrapped around a neck or a wrist, the spurs are little pinpricks? lol I don't know if Nags just has particularly sharp ones, or if I just have sensitive skin. But everytime I have her around my neck, I can always feel the spurs scratching me.

Nope o feel it too. Its also their scales if they decide to go in reverse

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