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Thread: Hmmmmmmm..

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    Hmmmmmmm..

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

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    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!

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    Re: Hmmmmmmm..

    "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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    Re: Hmmmmmmm..

    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Alan View Post
    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!

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

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