Are anacondas born alive?
Like all boas, anacondas do not lay eggs; instead, they give birth to live young. The young are attached to a yolk sac and surrounded by a clear membrane, not a shell, as they develop in their mother’s body.
What’s the difference between a viviparous and ovoviveparous snake?
Viviparous means live birth, with no egg hatching at all. The word “ovoviviparous” is a combination of the two — there’s an egg that develops inside of the female snake, but those eggs are retained inside the female’s body at birth to produce live young.
Is the boa constrictor an oviparous snake?
Yes, most snakes are oviparous which means they lay eggs and the eggs hatch to give out the young ones. However two exceptions being the Boa Constrictor and Green Anacondas.
Are there any invertebrates that are oviparous?
Some invertebrates like insects are also oviparous. Ovoviviparous is another group where the eggs hatch inside the body of the animals, and the young ones come out. This is common in some snakes, sharks, and other animals.
Are there any animals that are only viviparous?
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals all have members that are viviparous even though none of the groups is exclusively viviparous. It has been assumed that viviparity developed from oviparity where the egg stayed inside the female for longer, causing it to hatch into a young one.
Viviparous means live birth, with no egg hatching at all. The word “ovoviviparous” is a combination of the two — there’s an egg that develops inside of the female snake, but those eggs are retained inside the female’s body at birth to produce live young.
Yes, most snakes are oviparous which means they lay eggs and the eggs hatch to give out the young ones. However two exceptions being the Boa Constrictor and Green Anacondas.
Some invertebrates like insects are also oviparous. Ovoviviparous is another group where the eggs hatch inside the body of the animals, and the young ones come out. This is common in some snakes, sharks, and other animals.
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals all have members that are viviparous even though none of the groups is exclusively viviparous. It has been assumed that viviparity developed from oviparity where the egg stayed inside the female for longer, causing it to hatch into a young one.
