I don’t know about parthenogenesis in Boas being really common *but* a herp forum member recently announced that his female Brazilian Rainbow Boa recently gave birth and he has had her for 15 years and she has never been with a male.
It’s caused quite a stir over there.
Sadly, only one of the two babies has survived.
One of them just passed away due to refusal to feed.
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/10/21/rsbl.2010.0793.full
http://home.pcisys.net/~dlblanc/articles/Parthenogenesis.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/03/snake-gives-virgin-birth-_n_778242.html
If you google ‘parthenogenesis in snakes’ you’ll get a bunch of hits.
Other reptiles are capable of it, too.
Little miracles, they are.
:)
Thanks!!