The snake, which is about 62 and hasn’t had contact with a male python in at least 15 years, surprised zookeepers at the St. Louis Zoo. By Concepción de León A 62-year-old ball python gave ...

The birth is unusual also because ball pythons usually stop laying eggs long before they reach their 60s.

The birth also is unusual because ball pythons usually stop laying eggs long before they reach their 60s, Wanner said. "She'd definitely be the oldest snake we know of in history," to lay eggs ...

At an estimated 62 years old, the ball python is believed to be the oldest living snake. Mark Wanner, the zoological manager of herpetology at the zoo described the birth as a "unique occurrence".

A ball python from the Boston Children’s Museum gave birth to nine eggs recently, which was a surprise to those at the museum for many reasons.