Thelma, the snake, measures 20 feet and weighs more than 14 stone
A 20-foot python from a zoo in America has given birth without the help of a mate. (Photo: Louisville zoo)
London: A reticulated python, who belongs to the species of world's longest snake, has had a "virgin birth" as she gave birth to six babies, but without a male partner, it has been reported.
Thelma, measures 20 feet and weighs more than 14 stone, performed the mystery feat in June 2012, the Daily Star reported.
And a new study has confirmed that despite the snakezilla's brood varying in colour and patterns, Thelma was the sole parent.
Dubbed a "virgin birth," the phenomena could occur in some species when cells that would normally die within the egg actually act like sperm and fuse with the egg.
( Source : ANI )
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