The answer may be only a handful. After counting 53 eggs from this large reticulated python, the handler finds that most appear infertile and are unlikely to develop. A few look more promising and are ...

A beautiful reticulated python is carefully moved away from her newly laid clutch so the eggs can be checked. The handler explains why they remove the female before gently counting what is left behind ...

"A python as big as this one could easily swallow a lamb weighing dozens of kilos." ...