News Forum - Snakes have clitorises, scientists discover

[Thaiger]

In perhaps the most random development you’ll hear about today, scientists have discovered that female snakes have clitorises.  In a study published yesterday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers found that snakes have two individual clitorises, called hemiclitores. The hemiclitores are separated by tissue and hidden by skin on the underside of the tail. The study’s lead author Megan Folwell, a PhD student at the University of Adelaide, told News Scientist… “There’s a lot known about male snake genitalia, but not so much—really anything, known about females.” Folwell said that one possible factor in the lack […]

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[Poolie]

Who on earth made this ground breaking discovery? And why?

I'm all for wildlife but lifting a snakes tail? Taxi!!

[palooka]

 it just goes to show “how much we’ve been missing by largely ignoring female anatomy.”

Been doing my bit over the years, just not with snakes.  

[Poolie]

1 minute ago, palooka said:

 it just goes to show “how much we’ve been missing by largely ignoring female anatomy.”

Been doing my bit over the years, just not with snakes.  

We only have your word for that.........

[Pinetree]

I bet 80% of male snakes don't give a toss, even if they know where it is . 

[Poolie]

20 minutes ago, Pinetree said:

I bet 80% of male snakes don't give a toss, even if they know where it is . 

Is that a conservative opinion?

[Guest1]

25 minutes ago, Pinetree said:

I bet 80% of male snakes don't give a toss, even if they know where it is . 

they don't know,  they can't put a finger on it!

[Rookiescot]

I wonder how the conversation went when they were asking for funding to research this.

[Rookiescot]

I also need to add that a clitoris is an undeveloped penis.

Have a think about that next time you are down there. 

[Guest1]

25 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

I also need to add that a clitoris is an undeveloped penis.

Have a think about that next time you are down there. 

And Rachel Riley has one, that is 10cm long. Ask J. Carr or watch 8 out of 10 .....

[Rookiescot]

Just now, Guest1 said:

And Rachel Riley has one, that is 10cm long. Ask J. Carr or watch 8 out of 10 .....

Thats a tough wank.

But not impossible 

[Chatogaster]

26 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

I also need to add that a clitoris is an undeveloped penis.

Have a think about that next time you are down there. 

That's true based on which structure is seemingly the simplest (and therefore to the more likely evolutionary frontrunner).  It's very much like how an arm can be considered to be an undeveloped wing, and I'd give an arm and a leg to be able to fly (but I'd shoot myself in the foot by doing that).
 

[Guest1]

43 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Thats a tough wank.

But not impossible 

The tough wank was her ski outfit.

R.i.P., Sean Lock!

[Donald]

Anybody here cueing up for a cunninglingus with your "snake" ? 

[Karolyn]

When they were noticed in the past, they were misinterpreted, as for example, intersex traits. The hemiclites (paired clits) have been noticed before, despite this being presented as a wholly new discovery

[Smiler]

Well male snakes have 2 penis’s so I guess it’s only fair