r/Awwducational 27d ago

Verified The Calabar Python (Calabaria reinhardtii) is a small snake (1 metre/39 inches long) native to West and Central Africa. Its common name is a misnomer, it is actually a species of boa. Unlike most boas, they lay one to three enormous eggs that may represent up to half of the female's body weight.

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u/kookaburra_sits 27d ago

Aww it's a sand boa, the derpiest of the boas. 

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u/SunCloud-777 26d ago

its got those weird googly eyes. though i didnt realize that it also comes in beautiful color patterns & not just in sand color.

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u/kookaburra_sits 26d ago

Yeah the random patterning is gorgeous!

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u/Craft-Sudden 27d ago

Those eggs are crazy looking

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u/EpilepticMushrooms 27d ago

I knew a duck that laid looong eggs.

This guy's eggs are even longer.

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u/LazyLich 26d ago

They'll match perfectly with long grapes!

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u/i-like-snuggles 26d ago

Such a beautiful Snake!

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u/maybesaydie 26d ago

That's a chunky snake.

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u/hovermole 26d ago

Finally a post truly for me.