Three rare snake species bred at Prague Zoo for the first time; two groups of young descend from animals seized from smugglers

• Image: Prague ZooIn late July 2026, Prague Zoo announced a rare triple success in its reptile collection, three snake species that had never bred there before produced young.
• Rough-scaled pythons hatched from a clutch of eggs, Nosy Komba ground boas gave birth to live young, and Tartar sand boas added a litter of their own.
• The animals come from three very different corners of the world, from the gorges of north-western Australia to the island of Madagascar and the sand dunes of Asia.