MELAKA: The Melaka Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary in Ayer Keroh welcomed five baby anacondas after discovering that Jasmine, its resident green anaconda, had given birth to 14 snakelets on Aug 12, five of which survived. He said his team discovered a total of 14 young anacondas around the water area within the enclosure of the sanctuary on Aug 12. Wong said the five baby anacondas were subsequently transferred to the quarantine area to be specially cared for by in-house zoologists. Wong said his team suspected Jasmine was bearing live youngs when it stopped feeding from November 2019 but retained its body mass. "The reptile is ovoviviparous and retains its eggs until they hatch and give birth to live young," Wong said.

Source: The Star August 16, 2020 08:37 UTC