ok i think we've all seen Cornsnakes and Milks/Kingsnakes w/ two heads; but this 2 week old Boa takes it to another level. peeps have described this Boa as "2 snakes in 1 skin." besides having two heads, after some exams, it was discovered to have 2 sets of organs including 2 hearts and 2 digestive tracts!
really neat! i hope these conjoined Boa makes it and lives a nice long life.
read the rest here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/585498...one-outer-skin Story includes vid.DOUBLE SNAKE: Boa constrictor with two heads AND two hearts that appears to be twin snakes ‘in one outer skin’ baffles experts
VETS are baffled after a snake breeder ended up with a two-headed boa constrictor that has two separate hearts.
The two-week-old creature, which appears to be twin snakes in "one outer skin" was featured on a National Geographic programme.
Both heads move separately and flick their own tongues.
The Floridian breeder took the reptile to vet Dr Lauren Thielen for examination, and an X-ray revealed it has two functioning hearts.
Other two-headed creatures have a tendency to have just one set of internal organs.
Dr Thielen said: “I was shocked it has two hearts. But it was really cool to understand that the Siamese twin snake was really two snakes in one outer skin.”
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