(Chirping) Do you hear that sound?

That' for her mom.

When she' she makes that call and also when she' on her own and she needs the protection of her mother.

We better bring her back to her mom.

It' and alligators.

A lot of reptiles put a lot of time and energy into protecting their eggs.

Like ball pythons.

This ball python is an incredible mother.

She sits by her eggs, protecting them and controlling the temperature and humidity, not eating for 90 days.

If the eggs get too cold, the ball python mother will shiver her muscles to warm them up.

Come on, we got to show you something.

These are ball python eggs.

And in order to hatch them, we have to keep them in a constant temperature and humidity just like their mom does.

CHRIS: To do that we' this machine, an incubator.

And just close it up, slide them in, and wait till they hatch.

It' They' Each snake pokes his head out of the egg, has a look around, and then goes back inside.

They' this for a couple of days.

CHRIS: Until finally, two days later, the baby pythons are ready to slither out of the eggs for good.

MARTIN: They' when they' and look like miniature versions of their moms.

Unlike the little crocs who are protected by their mom for up to a year after they hatch, the little pythons are on their own from the moment they slide out of that egg.

And even at this small size, they' and hunt mice, birds and other small animals.

BOTH: Happy birthday, baby pythons.

Keep on creature adventuring.

And discovering there' to some creatures than you might think.

See you on the creature trail.