Hmmmmmmm..

Where does a female ball python store male sperm and how much can she store.??:confusd:

Here's a pretty good article written last year on the subject of snake reproduction: Life is short, but snakes are long.

Some of the answers you're looking for are in the 3rd paragraph down. I'm sure the entire article will be helpful though - enjoy!

:gj:

"They use special cells in their bodies that secrete sugars and proteins to keep the sperm alive.The sperm are kept in small pockets along a spongy tube that leads to the snakes' ovaries."

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-0...vealed/5652004

Google brings up a surprising amount of research on this, but I don't know if exactly how much sperm can be stored has been explored. Enough to get the job done (:

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

Here's a pretty good article written last year on the subject of snake reproduction: Life is short, but snakes are long.

Some of the answers you're looking for are in the 3rd paragraph down. I'm sure the entire article will be helpful though - enjoy!

:gj:

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That's really neat. I had no idea the female could choose which sperm she wants to use from multiple fathers.