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For all those who suffer from ophidiophobia, look now.
An extremely rare and terrifying two-headed copper head snake was found in the garden of a woman in the US state of Virginia.
If it was not scary enough, it is also very venomous. OK, we are not afraid of snakes but even we are a bit worried now.
The "long mover" was discovered by a woman named Stephanie who reported the snake's presence on Virginia Wildlife Management and Control's Facebook page.
In the post, she asked "What's the odd thing about finding a two-headed snake?"
Once in contact with the authorities, the snake was evaluated by experts and identified as a wild bicephalic snake.
In separate publications on Facebook, herpetologist John D Kleopfer noted that snakes of this type are really rare and "do not live too long".
He also explained that while the left head is the "dominant esophagus", the "right head has the most developed throat to eat".
The snake is now supported by an experienced snake keeper and they hope to eventually donate it to a zoological facility for exhibition purposes.
Although we have already mentioned that snakes of this type are venomous, they are not considered aggressive or dangerous to humans. as they only tend to feed on insects.
This snake is also very small and only 6 inches long, but copper heads can grow to 18 to 36 inches in size.
National Geographic added that species like this are reminiscent of human Siamese twins:
The moment the embryo stops separating varies.
Just as Siamese twins can be joined at the head, breast, or hip, snakes can also join in different parts of their bodies.
HT Mashable
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