In parthenogenesis, the offspring is a genetic clone of the mother, so with only one set of genes, defects can easily occur as they did with "Long Shot".

If it were otherwise (if the offspring were likely to be healthy) I wouldn't have minded so much, but as it was, I had a tough choice to make. In nature,
this happens as a survival mechanism when there is a lack of mates, so apparently some do turn out OK. Parthenogenesis has been known to occur in
other live-bearing snakes (garter snakes & rattlesnakes), but years back when my rosy pulled that stunt, no one had written up any others that I could
find.

Keeping snakes is like a box o' chocolates...you never know what you're gonna git.

When my snakes lay infertile eggs, I always save (& candle) the ones that look good. When I do a program, people love to see & handle snake eggs, &
many of my rat snake eggs don't go bad, so they're great for "show & tell". Props are one more way to help ppl understand & appreciate snakes.