Snake sex pic's

[Lulu Bennett]

that was minging, buti still couldn't stop looking lol
Congrats and lets home you get something out of it

[adamanteus]

Minging? No it's not! It's a natural thing, and great news for their owner!

[Lulu Bennett]

Minging? No it's not! It's a natural thing, and great news for their owner!

a natural thing can still be minging lol.
i have walked in on my parents ... a natural thing but still bloody minging

[anji1971]

"Minging???"
Is that one of those distinctly British terms??

[Lulu Bennett]

"Minging???"
Is that one of those distinctly British terms??

lol sorry Anji, Minging= Horrible, disgusting lol

[Stefan-A]

lol sorry Anji, Minging= Horrible, disgusting lol

Any relation to the word "minge"?

[adamanteus]

Any relation to the word "minge"?

No, it's a 'hard' G, as in gun. Not 'soft' as in ginger.

[Cazador]

Hey Lulu,

I'm really sorry if you were offended by the snake mating picture, but I really think it was educational for a lot of people. For example, we talk about how the "hemipenes" are inverted within in a male's body. They, along with their muscles, create the swelling just posterior to their cloaca that we use to identify males from females. When blood engorges the hemipenes, they turn inside out (they evert) and are visible on the outside of the snake. During mating, both hemipenes don't have to get inserted into the female's cloaca in order to have a successful mating event. (I should mention that they're called hemipenes because they're split, or forked, just like a snake's tongue.) Only one hemipene has to become inserted in order to pass the genetic material (sperm). We've already spoken at length about the way females can store sperm for months (even years) and delay fertilization until they're physiologically ready for reproduction.

The mating event, itself, often appears harmful to the male, but it's not. In fact, it's a strategy that increases the male's likelihood of passing his genes to the next generation. His hemipenes have tiny little "hooks" that help to secure him to the female during mating. When the hemipenes engorge, the hooks have a rigid structure that causes them to grab onto the vaginal wall. This secure attachment prevents other males from dislodging him, and if you've ever seen pictures of a "mating ball," you'll realize how important that attachment can be for a creature with no arms and legs... that also happens to be surrounded by hundreds of other males trying to mate with the same female.

While the male is still attached, he delivers sperm and a sticky material that hardens and forms a "mating plug." This plug physically prevents other males from inserting their hemipenes after the (now parental) male's hemipene(s) are withdrawn from her cloaca. His semen also contains pheromones that cause the female to become "unattractive" to other males for 1-3 hours after fertilization. During that time, the pheromones between her dorsal scales begin to migrate back into her bloodstream. Her primary reproductive pheromone is called vitellogenin, and it's also the precursor protein for egg yolk. It's the same precursor that is found in the yolks of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. This migration of vitellogenin causes her to become "unattractive" to other males, but it takes longer than the signal given off by his semen. See how they work together? His sperm has an immediate, but temporary effect, and the migration of her pheromone has a slower, but longer lasting effect.

Her ability to move around and pull the male is also an adaptive mechanism. It allows her to leave the area where hundreds of males may be swarming and allows her to take the male with her... without risking the loss of a successful fertilization event.

Thus, his ejaculate has an immediate effect that both plugs her uterus and releases pheromones that repel other males. Meanwhile, she pulls him away from other courting males. His mating plug also prevents other males from delivering their sperm (a selfish event on his part), and before the plug is dislodged, the pheromones that cause her to attract other males are mobilized into her bloodstream to be delivered to the developing embryo. Without trying to sound like a pervert, I think snake reproduction is a fascinating thing, and these pictures help to make it more tangible. I hope that you'll see it from a different perspective now, as well, but I understand that we're taught from an early age that reproduction in a vulgar event. It's a shame, really because those prejudices and our inability to discuss it, often leads to problems during human adolescence.

Rick

P.S. There's a lot more to say, but this post is already long enough .

[Lulu Bennett]

lol rick thanks for the concern but i can promise you it takes alot more than that to offend me lol
i did promise mikhaila a mating vid of my garters because she had never seen it and neither had i lol.
as james said it is a fact of life lol
xxx

i honestly do find it interesting and facinating and i have seen alot worse reproduction on the discovery channel lol
but Thank you for your discription as it does help me to learn in more depth than just watching alone.

[Cazador]

I'm just about all typed out, but I'm glad you're not offended. Best wishes,

Rick