Accidental sterilization

[jdavy]

Someone recently told me that probing a snake soon after brumation could accidentally sterilize the snake. I've never heard of this before, and I'm a little confused about what the pathophisiology would be that would cause this to occur.

For the record, this isn't an "oops...I shouldn't have done that" or something - lol. This is just about satisfying a curious mind and trying to broaden my understanding.

Thanks in advance to anyone who has info on this!

Josh