Rosy boa size usually measures about 17 to 34 inches ... with an average of three to eight young in each litter. These babies can be 7 to 14 inches long (18 to 36 centimeters) and often look ...

A female boa produced two large litters of female babies with no help from any male. More significant, however, was a finding that the offspring all had a genetic makeup never before recorded ...

Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa kept at a school in England, was thought to be male — until the snake gave birth to 14 babies last month. The boa had not had contact with another snake ...