Snakes have clitorises

Snakes have clitorises – scientists

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 15, 2022 12:02 am

(UPDATED) PARIS: Female snakes have clitorises, according to the first detailed study on the subject on Wednesday, in which the scientists lashed out at how little female sex organs have been researched compared to males across species.

Previous research had hypothesized that the organs on female snakes were scent glands, underdeveloped versions of penises, or were even there to stimulate males, rather than the other way around.

SCALING UP A young mangrove viper curls around a branch of a mangrove tree at the Pasir Ris park in Singapore on Dec. 5, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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