If it's only one snake, it won't make any difference.
("Generally the male has a longer thicker tail, past the anal plate.")
It’s true that it doesn’t really matter, since we’re not going to have babies from a single snake. However, Tom’s trying to decide what to name it.
The snake is home, but we can see him, because she’s hiding under the newspapers. Hopefully he will come out in time for Christmas. We have a nice, frozen mouse for her!