Hayes, F. E. 1991. Notes on reproduction in the False Water Cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas). Bulletin of the
Maryland Herpetological Society 27:166-170.
Abstract.--The courtship and mating behavior of a wild pair of False Water Cobras (Hydrodynastes gigas) is described from Paraguay, and compared with a previous report on captive snakes. The behavior of wild snakes was similar to that of captive individuals, differing mainly in that the chase prior to mating was more prolonged and vigorous; the possibility of the chase playing a role in sexual selection is suggested. Mensural data are reported for a clutch of 22 egss. Of 23 reported clutches, mean clutch size is 17.2 eggs (SD = 8.84; range = 5-42). |
