Unlike many snakes, boas do not lay eggs. Instead, boa babies are attached to a yolk sac and surrounded by a clear membrane, not a shell, inside their mother’s body. Female boas give birth to live young, most of whom are independent right away.
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Unlike many snakes, boas do not lay eggs. Instead, boa babies are attached to a yolk sac and surrounded by a clear membrane, not a shell, inside their mother’s body. Female boas give birth to live young, most of whom are independent right away.