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09-Jul-08, 03:38 PM
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Oksy this may be a dumb question but I have never noticed this on any of my snakes before. I have (what I have been told) is a male and female coastal in which I have been putting together since cooling.
I just checked on them and the "female" looks to have spurs two spurs on either side of her anus. Can anyone explain this.
Its obviously a common thing but could this mean she is actually a MALE?
Ally
pic isnt the best but with a careful eye you can see the black spur on one side
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09-Jul-08, 03:46 PM
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where???/
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09-Jul-08, 03:48 PM
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Just underneath the light stripe that goes underneath her tail
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09-Jul-08, 03:49 PM
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I don't know about your snakes but... All of mine have spurs.
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09-Jul-08, 03:50 PM
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Hmm okay now I feel stupid I have never looked... So they're normal??
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09-Jul-08, 03:53 PM
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Yes, they are normal.
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09-Jul-08, 03:53 PM
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Anyone in Mackay sex snakes?
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09-Jul-08, 03:58 PM
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All aussie pythons have spurs.
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09-Jul-08, 03:59 PM
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Anal spur
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anal spurs are the vestigial remnants of legs found on each side of the vent in primitive snakes, such as boas and pythons. The bone is considered a hip bone, which has no connection with the spine and simply "floats" in the muscle mass. There is sometimes a bone, considered a femur, which sticks out of the snake's side. This primitive femur is then covered by a corneal spur, which resembles a claw. Males' spurs are generally longer and more pointed than females', and are used for clasping and tickling during courtship and mating. Sometimes they are used during fights to scratch the opponent.
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09-Jul-08, 04:00 PM
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Both males and females have spurs, (remnants of hind legs). Its a bit of a misconception that people think that females only have very small spurs compared to males as this is not the case a lot of the time. females can have rather large spurs also, but they lack the hook,(for lack of a better word), on the end of the spur that males have.
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11-Jul-08, 07:22 AM
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where in mky are you? I know a couple of people that do sex them here.
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