Unusual discovery! They found a scary three-eyed animal in Australia

May 2, 2019

The particular specimen measures 40 cm and also presents various mutations at birth in the jaw and head.

They were agents of the commission parks And life Wild of the territory North, in Australia, who has notified through social networks the discovery of single snake specimen with three functional eyes.

Although detailed genetic badyzes are still lacking, the experts maintained that the animal with this curious mutation belonged to the species. "Morelia spilota ", known as "python carpet " o "Diamond Python". The specimen was accidentally on the road to Arnhem, near Humpty Doo.

"The snake is special because an x-ray revealed that he did not have two heads together, but he seems to have a skull with an extra pelvis for a third eye and all three are functional", the rangers indicated in their account Facebook, where they also shared a photo of the amazing animal.

They released a small turtle in the sea, but the outcome was tragic.

In addition, the social network said: "It was agreed that the eye probably developed very early in the embryonic stage of development. It is extremely unlikely that this is due to environmental factors and it is almost certainly a natural fact, since malformed reptiles are relatively common. "

The images of the animal immediately generated an impact on the various digital platforms. Thousands of users quickly commented on the photos that went around the world.

"My God, this snake would be an excellent detective", "Do you have a picture of x-rays? As a veterinarian interested in reptiles medicine, I would love to see her! ""Do most reptiles have no pineal eye to detect darkness and light? "