Hoarseness is generally caused by irritation of, or injury to, the vocal cords. The larynx (also referred to as the voice box), is the portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract containing the vocal cords. The vocal cords are two bands of muscle that form a V inside the larynx.
In some species babies are born alive. Other species lay eggs. In a strange combination of the two, some snakes have eggs that stay in their bodies until the eggs hatch and then the babies are born. Snakes can have anywhere from one to 150 baby snakes at a time.
The number of eggs that a snake lays can vary as well. Some snakes have been known to lay as many as 100 eggs at a time. Baby snakes typically stay in their eggs for two to three months or sometimes shorter in breeds that remain inside of ther motherâs body for a period of time.