The expression of the double-headed snake is often referred to as an allusion to the nature of someone who is a hypocrite, it is easy to come here and there. In fact, two-headed snakes do exist.
Snake savior Nick Evans has an unexpected catch while on duty in Ndwedwe, South Africa. A very rare two-headed snake was found in a house yard. The owner of the house asked him to catch the snake and put it in a bottle.
"I was in North Durban when I received the most shocking image from Ndwedwe. It was southern brown egg eaters (Dasypeltis inornata), a common species that is completely harmless. However, this one has two heads!" said Evans, quoted from IFL Science, Monday (4/7/2022).
The founder of KZN Amphibian & Reptile Conservation said, Dasypeltis inornata is a non-venomous common nocturnal snake that usually has an average length of about 75cm as an adult.
Meanwhile, according to Evans, the small snake found was only 30 cm in size and was thought to be a juvenile. Unfortunately having two heads can be a pain when deciding which direction the snake is going to go.
Evans observed snake heads trying to go in the opposite direction and often put one head on top of the other as a more efficient way of getting around.
Southern brown egg eaters, as the name suggests, are egg-eating specialists capable of devouring several eggs at once even though they have no teeth.
He can swallow shells whole with the bone protrusion in his neck capable of breaking the shell, then vomiting. Well, a two-headed snake may need twice as much food.
The case of the two-headed snake itself is actually rare. This condition, scientifically known as bicephaly, is usually the result of twins failing to separate and is estimated to occur in every 1 in 10,000 snake births.
However, it is difficult to be certain as the survival rate of this unusual snake is thought to be very low. Few of them survive long enough to be well documented.
Fortunately, the two-headed snake that Evans found is now taken and treated by a professional. The snake is likely to reveal more knowledge about this unique reptile.