Two-headed snakes are not unheard of, but they are extremely rare in nature. Officially known as bicephaly, this condition usually occurs when twins cannot be separated from each other in the egg, and is thought to occur in 1 out of every 10,000 snake births. However, these unusual snakes are known to have a very low survival rate, which is why their rarity.
One of the extremely rare double-headed snakes has now been spotted in South Africa. This double-headed snake, photographed in Ndwedwe, South Africa, by wildlife documentarian Nick Evans, who specializes in snakes, is quite interesting with its strange appearance.
Evans says that the double-headed snake is the Southern Brown Egg Eater (Dasypeltis inornata), and that this species can reach an average of 75 cm in adulthood. The length of this snake displayed is 30 centimeters; that is, in the youth period for now.
Stating that this type of snakes have problems in determining their direction due to their double-headedness, Evans states that the species feeds on eggs and they can swallow several eggs in one sitting. The shells of the eggs, which are swallowed whole, are then vomited by the snake.
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