Water Snake In Missouri Gives 'Virgin Birth,' Again

It's been nearly a decade since this female yellow-bellied water snake came in contact with a male snake, but it hasn't stopped her from starting a family. For the second time in as many summers, this snake at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center in Missouri managed to give birth sans a male counterpart. These so-called "virgin births" aren't what you'd call miracles, but they are certainly quite rare to see in snakes. Family Planning In nature, a "virgin birth" is actually ac