Pictures of 'self everting' event

Posted by Serpwidgets on April 30, 2003 at 03:32:49:

I've mentioned this a few times recently, so I thought I'd post pictures of it so people know what I'm talking about.

Probing and popping all have margins of error, even when the experts do it. The thing I like about this is that it's 100% proof that you've got a male. Best I can tell anyway... I doubt a female will ever evert her hemipenes. ;)

Before it happens, he'll lift his entire tail in the air. Then out come the hemis:

They don't come out any farther than this, and I'm pretty sure this is not the entire hemipene.

Then they retract, and leave this behind:

The other important observation I've made about this is that it's only good for saying, "it's a male." If he doesn't do this, it doesn't prove he's not a male. Also, just because a male does this doesn't mean he's sure to breed, or that he'll be potent.

Follow Ups:

• I've had this happen many times..... Peter R. 05/01/03 (0)
• I too wondered about this.. Taceas 04/30/03 (3)
  • I too wondered about this.. h0mersimps0n 04/30/03 (2)
    • LOL Taceas 04/30/03 (1)
      • LOL h0mersimps0n 04/30/03 (0)
• Pictures of 'self everting' event Don Soderberg 04/30/03 (0)
• same here h0mersimps0n 04/30/03 (0)
• Pictures of 'self everting' event Shaky 04/30/03 (0)

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