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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 30 Jun 1997.
Re: Frogstein and Birdstein - Genesis (2)-

Re: Frogstein and Birdstein - Genesis (2)-

Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine wrote:
> 
> In article <33B...@nospam.sm.luth.se>,
> Veronica Karlsson <e93...@nospam.sm.luth.se> writes:
> >PeteCasso wrote:
> >>
> >> >I'm quite sure that the snake is not pregnant, snakes lay eggs...
> >>
> >>        Ha ha ha, indeed! Funny!
> >
> >But they do! (and consequently they can't be pregnant)
> 
> Amniotic eggs in fact: leathery ones, with no hard shell. Some
> wiseacre will correct me, but I never heard of any snake give live birth
> (i.e. have the embryo develop to full size with the egg-sack still
> inside the mother's body).

There _IS_ a snake that gives "live" birth (tho it's just a timing
issue; the offspring don't have belly buttons....).  I seem to recall
it's the common "garter" snake.

How'd'ya like _them_ apples, "Baby Snakes"?

Disclaimer; I'm a herpetological ignoramus; anyone in rec.pets.herp want
to set the record straight?  It's in the interest of science and ascii
art!

-- 
 Ron A. Zajac / NORTEL / 972-684-4887 esn444 / zajacATnortelDOTcom
               These notions are mine, not NORTEL's!

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From: "Ron A. Zajac" <zaj...@Snortel.com>
Subject: Re: Frogstein and Birdstein - Genesis (2)-
Date: 1997/06/30
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