Two headed jungle just hatched!

[RSPcrazy]

Found something a little different in the incubator today.

Enjoy.

It looks to be conjoined twins, as the top and bottom of its body is separated (but still joined), but the middle of its body is one.

I'm uploading a video of it hatching to YouTube as we speak, I'll link it here once it's ready.

I gave it to my reptile vet (Dr Robert Johnson) for his research. Better it being studied, then me throwing it in the bin I say.

 

[littlemay]

poor thing

 

[Trimeresurus]

That's pretty cool, too bad it's so deformed though.

 

[Umbral]

So it came out alive? it's interesting but sad, thanks for sharing.

 

[RSPcrazy]

So it came out alive? it's interesting but sad, thanks for sharing.

Yes, it came out alive. But by the time I had gotten it to the vet (roughly 40 minutes later), it had died.

 

[RSPcrazy]

Here's the video of it coming out.

Two headed snake hatching - YouTube

 

[Keysman]

Wow that's bizzare yet so sad

 

[Zeusy]

Isn't nature amazing and cruel at the same time? Cheers for the pics and vid.

 

[Chris1]

interesting, but sad, id be happy that it died so quickly rather than having to do the deed myself,...

 

[sd1981]

Poor little bugger...

 

[PieBald]

Poor thing

 

[turtle]

Yes, it came out alive. But by the time I had gotten it to the vet (roughly 40 minutes later), it had died.

Just wondering why on earth you took it to the vet for. What would they of done?

Just curious is all, Dan

 

[Trimeresurus]

Just wondering why on earth you took it to the vet for. What would they of done?

Just curious is all, Dan

I gave it to my reptile vet (Dr Robert Johnson) for his research. Better it being studied, then me throwing it in the bin I say.

Maybe that's why.

 

[montysrainbow]

wow. Do any 2 headed snakes live? very interesting.

 

[Ramsayi]

wow. Do any 2 headed snakes live? very interesting.

Yes occasionally they do
Over the years I have hatched a 2 headed mac as well as a bhp.

 

[Trimeresurus]

Yes, some look and function pretty normal aswell, sometimes both heads can eat ect, I don't think many live for as long as normal snakes though, but some have lived for years.

 

[montysrainbow]

Yes occasionally they do
Over the years I have hatched a 2 headed mac as well as a bhp.

amazing....

 

[turtle]

Maybe that's why.

My bad, didn't see that.

 

[paultheo]

i hatched a jungle with almost the same deformity but it had a eye right on the tip of its nose, poor thing it died about 2 minutes after hatching. but i did cut a window for it, in nature i doubt it would have been able to cut its way out.

 

[jairusthevirus21]

If it lives there are people who would pay handsomely for that!