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and this practice helps deter predators from eating the eggs. "What do snakes eat? They eat a lot of mice and small mammals," ...

One man mentioned that snakes often apply pressure on eggs to crack them open before ... extraordinary lengths ordinary people will go to protect vulnerable creatures. It serves as a reminder ...

They do this to grow and remove parasites. Snakes are exclusively carnivorous, meaning that they only eat other animals — and in some cases, eggs. Their diets range widely. Larger snakes like ...

Fascinatingly, isolated or “virgin” female eastern indigos have demonstrated the ability to lay fertile eggs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the eastern indigo snake as threatened under the ...

After laying about 10 to 30 eggs, the snake mother will protect her eggs from predators and coil around them to keep them warm and help them incubate. Snakes are better parents than we used to think.