Supposed To Be A Female

[NicG]

My female (het) olive python was having trouble shedding so I moved her into a newly cleaned tub.

Shortly afterwards I found these. Any chance they're not what I think they are ...?

 

[Herpetology]

Thems lil sperm plugs

 

[NicG]

Any possibility at all that they're not?

 

[Herpetology]

Any possibility at all that they're not?

unfortunately not, females don’t develop these... did you buy it as a hatchling? Sometimes if the breeder can’t pop hemipenes whilst sexing, they assume it’s a female and move on, but what can happen is the males can hold their hemipenes in, so it’s always good to pop the “females” multiple times to make sure

 

[Southernserpent]

It's very hard to 100% sex pythons. I use the pop and probe method. I pop them and then double check all the females with a probe.
But even then there are snakes that don't follow the rules when it comes to probing depths.
If it's really important I would contact the breeder and see what he can do to help you out.

 

[NicG]

unfortunately not, females don’t develop these... did you buy it as a hatchling?

I meant, any chance that they could be something other than sperm plugs? Just wanted to be 100% sure before going down the next path.

No, not bought as a hatchling - closer to 6' long - but I'm guessing not sexed since it was one. Not sure if it's really worth following up, given the cost of interstate freight.