It's a two-headed kingsnake that hatched at a specialty pet store in my area. When it hatched, it wasn't expected to survive, but it's doing well after several months. I do remember seeing a two-headed gopher snake on display at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco that lived for about 25 years. But for this new snake, click on the inline Instagram link for video.
https://abc7news.com/post/rare-head...varium-beating-odds-meet-angel-zeke/16289515/
This one has been X-rayed and it appears that it's generally healthy even though conjoined.
With the two-headed gopher snake, I remember that there was a dominant head that did most of the work and most of the eating. But the other head could apparently still see and eat, although it probably didn't control the majority of the body.
I do remember handling little critters as a kid. I had a membership at a local science museum, and they had a few snakes including a kingsnake and a tarantula that were available for handling. Apparently the staff wasn't worried about the tarantula or the snake biting anyone. I'd have it on my hands and it just seemed to like exploring and never bit anyone as long as one was gentle with it. But once I was handling the kingsnake and had it draped around my neck where it was just chilling. At least until my mom looked for me there and freaked out when she saw a snake around my neck.
https://abc7news.com/post/rare-head...varium-beating-odds-meet-angel-zeke/16289515/
This one has been X-rayed and it appears that it's generally healthy even though conjoined.
With the two-headed gopher snake, I remember that there was a dominant head that did most of the work and most of the eating. But the other head could apparently still see and eat, although it probably didn't control the majority of the body.
I do remember handling little critters as a kid. I had a membership at a local science museum, and they had a few snakes including a kingsnake and a tarantula that were available for handling. Apparently the staff wasn't worried about the tarantula or the snake biting anyone. I'd have it on my hands and it just seemed to like exploring and never bit anyone as long as one was gentle with it. But once I was handling the kingsnake and had it draped around my neck where it was just chilling. At least until my mom looked for me there and freaked out when she saw a snake around my neck.
