Serpent People Sexual Dimorphism
Serpent People Sexual Dimorphism
I was working on a Serpent Person character, when a thought struck me. What are the physiological differences, if any, between the two genders among the Serpent People?
Does anyone know?
Does anyone know?
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Considering how little difference the average person can tell between the gender of snakes I'd be inclined to assume that serpent men have no easily-spotted dimorphism. Females might need slightly wider hips to successfully pass eggs, but that depends on what size you make them.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1688872/
According to this this site, male snakes tend to be more muscular, but most other forms of sexual dimorphism in snakes are internal.
According to this this site, male snakes tend to be more muscular, but most other forms of sexual dimorphism in snakes are internal.
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Don't female snakes tend to be larger than males?
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In general, yes. Anacondas in particular feature the largest sexual dimorphism of any Tetrapod. For other Snakes, it's a bit less of a difference, but there still is one.
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In biological terms, the above posts are right. In Comic terms, it all depends on what the characters are going to be used for. Females might be a little bigger, but mostly indistinguishable (by humans, presumable the serpent people can tell the difference). On the other hand, if you want top portray a creepy but sexy serpent woman femme fatale type, that would work just as well.
I think the logical breakdown would be in the species origin. If the Serpent People are evolved serpents, then go with minimal sexual dimorphism. If they are transformed descendants of a more human-like species, then give them human sexual characteristics.
I think the logical breakdown would be in the species origin. If the Serpent People are evolved serpents, then go with minimal sexual dimorphism. If they are transformed descendants of a more human-like species, then give them human sexual characteristics.