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They cannot impregnate themselves per say but they can retain sperm from one breeding to the next as well as have litters from multiple partners. Just to add to this thread: There was a man who claimed not too long ago that his snake impregnated itself. He claimed it had never been in contact with another snake. I think its his word against science, but just for the record their have been people who have said such things...

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No, all snakes reproduce by means of eggs. However in some species the eggs are retained instead of being laid and these snakes then produce live young. Note, there is no feeding of the eggs/young while in the body - there is no placenta. Animals that do this are are said to be "ovoviviparous".

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Snakes reproduce by laying eggs. When the eggs hatch, the mother snake is long gone, and the babies are able to fend for themselves from birth.

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No, this is not a characteristic of mammals.

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12y ago

The same way as other animals do. There are male and female snakes with male and female parts. The male gets the female pregnant.

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