Snakes, like most reptiles in the world, are oviparous. This means that rather than producing live young ones, the way mammals do, snakes produce an immature single cell — an egg. Most snakes follow ...

Recently, veterinarians at Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, in Boyce, Virginia, admitted a new patient — a central ratsnake with a mysterious egg-shaped lump protruding from his midsection. Ratsnakes can ...