Quote Originally Posted by Loren View Post
I'm not sure what the difference is between them and garters (as far as live birth vs egg birth). I'm sure there is one- I just dont know what it is.

In ovo-viviparous reptiles there is no ubilical cord... although the babies appear to be born live, they are in fact incubated in a membrane-like 'shell', and delivered at the moment of hatching. There is no physical connection to the mother.