'Ronaldo had been looking slightly fatter than usual': Snake thought to be male has 14 babies in rare 'virgin birth'

On the left, a baby snake in a person's palm, on the right, a box with straw with lots of baby snakes in it.

A captive snake thought to be male recently gave birth to 14 babies after almost a decade in isolation, its keepers say. 

The 13-year-old Brazilian rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria), named Ronaldo, has not been in contact with any other snake for at least nine years. Ronaldo was a rescue snake that a vet had previously identified as a male.