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A Record-Breaking 111 Python Eggs, From A Burmese Python Nest, Was Removed In The Florida Everglades. The Previous Record Was 96 Eggs Found In 2022 In Big Cypress. The Large Reproductive Capacity Of The Species–Can Lay 50 To 100 Eggs At A Time, Has Contributed To Their Success As Invasive Creatures, With Over 16,000 Being Removed From Florida Since 2000.

Conservancy Biologists, To The Best Of Known Record, Caught The Largest, 215-Pound, 18 Ft Long, Burmese Python Ever Found In Florida State. The Python, Pregnant With 122 Eggs And Caught In December 2021, Is Believed To Be A Pet That Was Released To The Everglades. The Snake Was Euthanized To Protect The Everglades Ecosystem.

Researchers, In A First, Achieved Asexual Reproduction, Parthenogenesis, In A Mammal Using CRISPR. And The Surviving Mice Birthed Asexually Was Raised To Adulthood And Reproduced Sexually. This Feat Could Have Implications In Agriculture & Medicine. However, More Research Is Needed To Improve The Process & Success Rate Of Viable Offspring.

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Scientists May Have Discovered The Oldest Python In The World. The Python, Called “Messelopython Freyi,” A New Python Species That Is 47 Myrs Old And About One Meter Long, Was Discovered At UNESCO World Heritage Site “Messel Pit,” In Germany. This Discovery Could Be A Major Leap Forward In Understanding Python’s Evolutionary History.

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This May Be Another Case Of Parthenogenesis In A Snake. This Time, A Ball Python, Identified By The Number 361003, And Said To Be The Oldest Snake (62 Years Old) At The Saint Louis Zoo, Has Laid 7 Eggs, On July 23, 2020, Without Being With A Male In More Than 15 Years. Egg Testing Is On The Way To Confirm Parthenogenesis.

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Germany, A Country With ~9.4 Million Dogs, Where ~1 In 5 Homes Own A Dog, Is Enforcing A New Law Beginning In 2021. The Dog Act Law, Meant To Give Dogs Enough Exercise, States That Dog Owners Must Walk Their Dogs at Least Twice A Day For An Hour, Or Let It Run Around The Garden. This Law Is Being Received With Mixed Feelings:=)

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An 8-Year-Old Green Anaconda, With No Male Contact, But Via A Very Rare Process Of Nonsexual Birth Or Parthenogenesis, Gave Birth To Two Anaconda Snakes. This Happened At The Boston Aquarium. This’s The Second Known Case Of Parthenogenesis In Green Anaconda, But Has Been Documented In Vertebrates Like Lizards, Sharks, And Birds.