Staff at City of Portsmouth College had believed the 13-year-old Brazilian rainbow boa snake was male.
Staff and students at a college have spoken of their shock after their 6ft Brazilian rainbow boa snake called Ronaldo had a rare “virgin birth” and produced 14 babies.
He said that Ronaldo’s pregnancy was only the third to be documented for a captive snake of its species in the world.He said: “I’ve been breeding snakes for 50 years and I’ve never known this happen before. Mr Quinlan said that he had been taking care of Ronaldo, who was declared male by a vet, since it was rehomed by the RSPCA nine years ago.
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