Mutant Snake Discovery Shakes Up New Jersey

By Shruti

Her biological clock…

This might be unfamiliar, but in the wild, there’s something called parthenogenesis that occurs. When a female hasn’t met a male for an extended period, she can have babies this way. Ann, who didn’t encounter a male for eight years, likely used this clever method to keep going despite the odds. It’s her body’s ingenious way to persist.