Why do male snakes have two willies?

This is one hypothesized reason for males having two penises instead of one: as each hemipenis is associated with one testis and only one side can be used during mating, having a second hemipenis functions as a "backup" and ensures that mating can continue even if one side were to run out of sperm.
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Why does a snake have two willies?

According to one hypothesis, male and female genital form has adapted so that mating can occur only between a male and female of the same species. The genitals of males and females of the same species fit together, and the spikes and hooks could help the male keep his hemipenis in place during mating.
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Do snakes have two wieners?

Together, the two penises of squamates (snakes and lizards) are called hemipenes, and each individually is called a hemipenis.
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Do male snakes have balls?

The male reptiles, like all other vertebrates, have paired gonads that produce sperm and testosterone. Reptiles carry their testicles or testes internally, often in close proximity to the kidneys.
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Can two male snakes mate?

Male snakes can mate with more than one female if the opportunity arises. After copulation, a male with only one single penis (like us human mammals) would require a recovery period before he was ready for action with a female.
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Do snakes fart?

Why Do Snakes Fart? Snake farting is not common because they are strict carnivores, and most of the gas that we humans experience comes from consuming vegetable material. Snakes don't even have the gut bacteria to break down plants to cause the gas.
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How do snakes pee?

Snakes get rid of their waste similarly to most other animals. Once everything has been digested, the waste passes through an opening near the end of their tail, called the cloaca. Both the feces and ammonia acid come out in a solid state. Snakes don't really “pee” in the same way that other animals do.
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Can snakes change gender?

Red-sided garter snake

Red-sided garter snakes cannot change their sex nor their appearance, instead, they can give off the illusion that they are female. The male snakes are able to attract other males by emitting female pheromones.
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Can snakes mate with themselves?

While traditionally a female snake needs to mate with a male snake to produce fertilized eggs, some -- like the flower pot snake -- produce young by a process called parthenogenesis, also known as asexual reproduction.
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Do snakes give birth from their mouth?

There is a common misconception that snakes give birth through their mouths. This is not true: Snakes do not give birth through their mouths. However, not all species of snakes give birth the same way. The way that a female snake delivers her babies depends on the species of snake.
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Why do snakes have virgin births?

Copperheads and Cottonmouths

The scientists noticed that the copperhead was smaller than normal, so she might have been passed over by males. Another possible explanation for these virgin births is that they were random reproductive mistakes, maybe triggered by a virus or bacteria.
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How long are snakes pregnant for?

Reintroduce your snakes for a few days in succession until the female looks like she has lost interest in the male. She will be producing eggs at this point. After this, all you have to do is wait for her to lay eggs or birth live babies. The gestation period is generally 28 to 45 days.
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What are the 52 genders?

There are many different gender identities, including male, female, transgender, gender neutral, non-binary, agender, pangender, genderqueer, two-spirit, third gender, and all, none or a combination of these. There are many more gender identities then we've listed.
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Are there any animals that mate with their own gender?

There are male ostriches that only court their own gender, and pairs of male flamingos that mate, build nests, and even raise foster chicks. Filmmakers recently went in search of homosexual wild animals as part of a National Geographic Ultimate Explorer documentary about the female's role in the mating game.
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Do snakes poop out bones?

Actually, snakes don´t poop bones: they can digest bones thanks to their strong stomach acids and enzymes. Of course, it takes days… and the digested bones become a vital source of calcium.
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How do snakes get pregnant?

A females cloaca is shallow. The first snake to successfully wrap his tail around the female and meet at the right point for intercourse to occur gets to mate. Male snakes have a pair of sex organs called hemipenis and these extend and release the sperm into the female snake.
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Do snakes feel love?

Can you bond with a snake? Some snake owners feel as though their snake recognises them and is more eager to be held by them than by other people. However, snakes don't have the intellectual capacity to feel emotions such as affection.
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Do snakes have hearts?

Reptiles have a heart, veins, and arteries, as well as smaller blood vessels that work to take oxygenated blood to tissues and pump deoxygenated blood towards the lungs, which is known as double circulation.
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Do snakes have feelings?

Generally, reptiles do demonstrate basic emotions. According to Dr. Sharman Hoppes, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, the main two are fear and aggression, but they may also demonstrate pleasure when stroked or when offered food.
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What is a Demigirl?

Demigirl: A gender identity term for someone who was assigned female at birth but does not fully identify with being a woman, socially or mentally.
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What is 3rd gender called?

Often called transgender by outsiders, Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female, not transitioning.
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What are the weirdest genders?

The following are some gender identities and their definitions.
  • Agender. A person who is agender does not identify with any particular gender, or they may have no gender at all. ...
  • Androgyne. ...
  • Bigender. ...
  • Butch. ...
  • Cisgender. ...
  • Gender expansive. ...
  • Genderfluid. ...
  • Gender outlaw.
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How many babies can a snake have at once?

Huge Litters. Most live-bearing snakes produce moderate numbers of young, numbering between 10 and 30. However, some species produce very large litters. Diamondback water snakes (Nerodia rhombifer) sometimes produce more than 40 young.
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