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A rare two-headed copperhead discovered in Virginia
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Re: A rare two-headed copperhead discovered in Virginia
i absolutely LOVE copperheads! if i had the capacity to own venomous (i don't, never will) i would pick a copperhead first. they're beautiful, their temperament is great; couldn't ask for more.
and TWO HEADS!?!?!? i hope this bby lasts a while; they're lovely.
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I hope he makes it too, can't really tell how big he is but young, for sure. I think copperheads are quite pretty...they're native where I'm at but I don't
ever go catching wild snakes to possess...the only way I'd ever have one is if a long-term captive one was no longer wanted, or one needed relocated &
was unlikely to survive that.
At least among the hots, they're less dangerous...but they can still put you in the hospital, & cost you a great deal of pain & money.
Last edited by Bogertophis; 09-23-2018 at 11:14 PM.
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Re: A rare two-headed copperhead discovered in Virginia
I've seen stuff here and there about snakes having two heads. How does that even genetically happen? Is it almost like other animals having two heads? The embryos just don't separate correctly?
Also, following up on the money for exotic pets, imagine how difficult it might be to get a license to own them. An exotic vet will probably be more on your bill, without a doubt
Last edited by Traceur; 09-24-2018 at 12:15 AM.
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Re: A rare two-headed copperhead discovered in Virginia
Originally Posted by Traceur
I've seen stuff here and there about snakes having two heads. How does that even genetically happen? Is it almost like other animals having two heads? The embryos just don't separate correctly?
Also, following up on the money for exotic pets, imagine how difficult it might be to get a license to own them. An exotic vet will probably be more on your bill, without a doubt
Well, there are "Siamese twins" in humans too...supposed to be 2 but the process got messed up...very hard for 2 headed snakes to survive, especially in the wild.
Can you imagine the trouble they'd have shedding properly? And if both want to eat the same prey item? Yikes!
States vary in costs & requirements to keep hots, but no matter where you are, finding vet help for a hot is no easy matter...& then, IF you can afford it.
Vets have a lot invested in their education...few want to risk their lives & careers working with hots when there's plenty of easier (safer) money to be made with
just "normal" (non-venomous) pets. Zoos have vets working with their animals of course, so they do exist...and some of them get injured doing their job. I knew
a good vet in Calif. years back who had her own clinic but also worked with a local zoological park...she got bit by a rattlesnake while trying to treat it...she thought
her grip was firm enough, but it was able to turn it's head just a little & inject with one fang...she thought for a while that she'd lose her arm...it swelled up like
Popeye's on spinach... and then, when she was back to work but not quite 100%, she almost cut off one of her own fingers doing surgery because she didn't
have all the feeling back yet. In time, she was fine, all back to normal- she was lucky! but you can understand why most vets would NOT choose this line of work?
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Re: A rare two-headed copperhead discovered in Virginia
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Well, there are "Siamese twins" in humans too...supposed to be 2 but the process got messed up...very hard for 2 headed snakes to survive, especially in the wild.
Can you imagine the trouble they'd have shedding properly? And if both want to eat the same prey item? Yikes!
States vary in costs & requirements to keep hots, but no matter where you are, finding vet help for a hot is no easy matter...& then, IF you can afford it.
Vets have a lot invested in their education...few want to risk their lives & careers working with hots when there's plenty of easier (safer) money to be made with
just "normal" (non-venomous) pets. Zoos have vets working with their animals of course, so they do exist...and some of them get injured doing their job. I knew
a good vet in Calif. years back who had her own clinic but also worked with a local zoological park...she got bit by a rattlesnake while trying to treat it...she thought
her grip was firm enough, but it was able to turn it's head just a little & inject with one fang...she thought for a while that she'd lose her arm...it swelled up like
Popeye's on spinach... and then, when she was back to work but not quite 100%, she almost cut off one of her own fingers doing surgery because she didn't
have all the feeling back yet. In time, she was fine, all back to normal- she was lucky! but you can understand why most vets would NOT choose this line of work?
Absolutely. It takes guts.
Soemthing similar occurs at my work. Volunteers are leveled by color; green, yellow, red. Red volunteers can socialize red leveled cats- which are the most cautious ones. This includes barn cats (mostly interaction), Jackell Hyde, and other cats capable of causing harm if too nervous or shy. You'll only become a red volunteer if you're willing to take additional training. My best friend so happens to be one of the red leveled cats. But we've had people sent to the hospital and having to take a break from work because the bite/scratch was too bad. We've even had barn cats chase after and attack people. And trust me; people can bleed like hell if they aren't careful. But it happens.
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Double trouble: Two headed rattlesnake
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Re: A rare two-headed copperhead discovered in Virginia
Two headed snakes are always quite the strange sight, but theres always something super cool about them.
If I had the ability to keep hots, a two headed rattlesnake sounds awesome.
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Re: A rare two-headed copperhead discovered in Virginia
This was reported on the local radio and the guy 'suggested' that two headed snakes don't last long as the two heads start attacking each other !?
Sounds a bit daft to me ..
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