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Why do snakes have two penises? - Reptilenesia

Figure from Laszlo 1975 Recently somebody asked me "Why do snakes have two penises?" When I tried to answer, I realized that I did...
reptilenesia 25 Apr, 2021
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Snakes that polish their scales, and why they do it - Reptilenesia

Psammophis schokari eating a lizard, Phrynocephalus mystaceus , in Kazakhstan I really like these snakes, and they have about them a pretty...
reptilenesia 25 Apr, 2021
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