World of the Bizarre

Two-headed snake discovered in Virginia

By T.K. Randall
September 23, 2018

Image: Murray Darling Carpet Python
Credit: Scarlet23 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (adapted) Photographs of the unusual serpent were posted up on Facebook by a local animal control service.

"Check out these extremely rare photos of an actual two-headed copperhead that was found in someone's yard in Woodbridge," Virginia Wildlife Management and Control wrote.

The story proved popular among social media users, although some did question its authenticity. According to the department however, the snake is very much the real deal."Absolutely not a fake! We assure you, it's very real and was shedding its skin," officials wrote.

While the snake appears to be healthy for the moment, National Geographic shared a rather disturbing tidbit of information about the challenges faced by such a creature.

"Snakes operate a good deal by smell, and if one head catches the scent of prey on the other's head, it will attack and try to swallow the second head," it wrote.

Source: Fox News

Tags: Two-Headed, Snake