Two-headed too. A two-headed miracle snake was born in the United States. Two-headed snake - reality or fiction
An unusual snake was born in central Florida - it has two heads, which is very rare. According to Daniel Parker, a biologist at the University of Central Florida, a few months ago a Honduran dairy snake laid eggs. When the specialist went to check the incubator, a big surprise awaited him. “I could not believe my eyes,” Parker shares his impressions.
According to him, usually two-headed snakes have a different color. Thus, a two-headed albino snake is an even greater rarity. “Perhaps this is the most beautiful two-headed snake ever existing,” the biologist admires.
Albino snakes do not have dark pigmentation on their skin, and shades of red, orange and white are especially pronounced. “Two-headed snakes live in captivity for up to 20 years,” Parker notes. - Given that two independent brains give commands to one body, life turns out to be rather bizarre. Of course, such a snake could not survive in the wild. "
This summer, the Yalta Zoo has acquired an unusual snake with two heads. The miraculous reptile was brought from abroad. According to the director of the zoo Oleg Zubkov, the two-headed snake, which is born one in a million individuals, settled in the Yalta zoo only during the tourist season. Menagerie rented a reptile from the Germans. Note that the last time a similar instance was shown in Switzerland 20 years ago. "An interesting, unique animal: two heads, two brains, one belly. One head is dominant, the other is more passive. They eat at the same time. During feeding, they put a plastic spatula between the heads so that they do not eat one another," said the director of the zoo. By the way, the insurance cost of a snake is 50 thousand euros.
Recall that in the spring of 2011, a Voronezh scientist got a cat named Luntia with five ears. Vladimir Obryvkov, associate professor of the Department of Anatomy, General Biology and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Voronezh State Agro-University, has been studying the physical anomalies of animals for many years. From local villages and surrounding regions, live exhibits worthy of the Kunstkamera are brought to him - a calf with two heads, tails, two hearts, a lamb - cyclops, chickens with four legs, Siamese twins - piglets, a pig with a trunk, a foal with two noses and three eyes.
Last summer, friends told Obryvkov about an unusual kitten that lives in Voronezh under pipes near the dining room in the area of \u200b\u200bWork Avenue. The scientist, who never had cats, decided to take her to his place - for science and to the delight of his nine-year-old son and six-year-old daughter. “Her two main auricles are normal, the extra ears are mirrored, rotated 180 degrees,” says Obryvkov. His cat has unusually large paws, which is called acromegaly, on the cheekbones - skin earrings, and on the lower eyelids - islets of wool in the form of pompoms. According to the scientist, there are only two such individuals throughout Russia.
In Florida, a boa constrictor with two heads, two hearts and two separate digestive systems was discovered. Scientists say they have never seen anything like this, comparing a snake born as a result of a mutation with “two twins in common skin.”
A snake breeder in Florida gave birth to a boa constrictor with an extremely rare genetic defect. The snake has two heads, two hearts and two digestive systems. According to scientists, she looks like two twins, united under a common skin. Such animals rarely live to old age, but some manage to survive to adulthood.
Scientists from the Center for Exotic Animals in Florida studied an unusual snake using x-rays and ultrasound. “I was shocked to see a second heart,” says Dr. Lorraine Tyler. “Usually these animals have only one set of internal organs.”
The owner of the snake brought her to the veterinarians as soon as he found two heads in her. The remaining discoveries were made already in the process of research. Two-headed snakes - the case is not rare, but not an isolated one. This disorder is called polycephaly. However, snakes with a dual set of internal organs are extremely rare.
According to Dr. Tilen, a double digestive system leaves the snake a good chance of survival. “Usually, two-headed snakes have only one digestive system and one set of kidneys, which makes it impossible to get enough food and completely remove waste from the body,” she says. “But this boa constrictor has no such problem.” However, given the fact that two-headed creatures rarely live to adulthood, we cannot confidently predict the fate of this boa constrictor and we will closely monitor it. ”
Boas are one of the viviparous snakes. According to scientists, a genetic malfunction occurred, apparently, at the stage of formation of the embryo, which began to be divided into two twins, but the separation for some reason was not completed.
We have all known two-headed snakes since childhood. These negative characters are present in many tales. But are they so baseless and unrealistic? As it turns out, the Serpent Gorynych, with two heads, is not such an invention. He really exists. To verify this, just visit the animal exhibition held in Basel (Switzerland). It is clear that such creatures are incredibly few. According to the head of the exhibition, there are only eight of them. Looking at such a creature, you involuntarily recall the tale of a two-headed snake.
In humans, the attitude to such reptiles is not very personal. This is evidenced by numerous drawings, which depict a man with the head of a snake. It is in this form that a werewolf appears before us, possessing superhuman abilities. Well, you don’t need to introduce you to the three-headed Serpent Gorynych. This is a very famous fairy-tale character, moreover, negative. He will either steal the princess, or fight the hero. In this case, it is worth chopping off his head, as it is here - it grows back.
Where did these tales come from? Indeed, as they say, "a fairy tale is a lie, but a hint in it." Does this have a real basis? And if there are Siamese twins, then why not be two-headed snakes?
It is clear that such a reptile in any person can cause not only fear, but also disgust. But nature, apparently, did not begin to consult with anyone about this, and allowed these creatures to be born. Of course, a two-headed snake is a rarity. This is most likely an anomaly, a deviation from the norm for some reason. Among these unusual creatures, for example, is the two-headed snake born in Honduras. She plunged scientists of the University of Florida into a real shock. Shocked not only her two heads, but also the bright, red-orange color of her body, with numerous bright stripes, which is why she was called dairy. Such a reptile is a real exclusive. She is incredibly beautiful and original. However, all albino serpents have an incredibly bright body color, with a predominance of red and orange colors.
The behavior of two-headed snakes in captivity is somewhat different than their single-headed relatives. The thing is that two heads are trying to control one body. At the same time, incoming brain signals can be completely different. If you leave such a snake in the wild, then it will certainly die, as it can’t get its own food. At the zoo, people feed her. Moreover, the heads are constantly in conflict. Such a snake lives in a zoo in Germany.
It is interesting to observe the feeding of a two-headed snake. Before giving her food, a partition is inserted between the heads. Otherwise, they will start to fight. Despite the fact that they have one body, their heads perceive each other as rivals. In this case, one of the goals behaves actively, while the other is passive. During eating, an active head can gobble up a passive one. In some snakes, the stomach is divided into two parts, which communicate with their head. If you deprive one of the heads of food, then she will die of hunger. The second head will continue to live, as if nothing had happened.
In the East, many believe that one who knows the snake, knows the world and the secrets of its creation. The snake amazes the imagination with its exceptional features of behavior and structure. These creatures live on earth, on trees, underground, in water. They successfully mastered the territory of our planet.
Snakes are unusual animals, and therefore, since ancient times, have caused human interest. They do not have limbs, but at the same time they move quickly and hunt swiftly - there is no escape from their throw. Snakes are deaf, but incredibly sensitive; they strike prey with poisonous sharp teeth or strangle it, tightly wrapping it in rings. The snakes swallow their prey whole, their jaws and ribs are incredibly apart. There are many such examples of the originality of snakes.
Two-headed snake - reality or fantasy?
This phenomenon has nothing to do with fantastic stories. A mutation such as the appearance of a second head is common among snakes.
Where do two-headed snakes meet?
Such individuals of different species are indeed sometimes born on Earth. In nature, they do not survive, although they often live in terrariums for quite some time. It is curious that two heads on a single body do not feel themselves as one being. Each of them tries to grab food from his "colleague" during feeding.
In the zoo of the city of San Diego, the royal two-headed snake (Lampropeltis getula) lived for a long time. Both heads of this creature were in constant fear for life, and as it turned out - not without foundation. One night, one head suddenly attacked another. The resulting conflict allowed the arrival of the zoo minister. He managed to pacify the rebellious heads. The saved snake did not live long. The very next day, the head, attacked, decided to take revenge on the offender - in the fight the snake died.
Calabaria
Under natural conditions, a two-headed snake (you can see a photo of this amazing creature in our article) cannot exist. But still there is one unusual species of reptiles - the calabaria snake.
She impersonates a two-headed individual. And she succeeds. She deceives not only predators, but also people. Calabaria has one head, very small in size, with small, almost invisible eyes. This snake, about a meter long, with its head buried, looks for food in the leaves, while for caution it raises its tail and slowly shakes it threateningly from side to side, as if with its head.
There is a dark spot on her tail, and below it there is another, white color, which very successfully imitates the neck. This trick always works, it distracts and scares the enemy. Local residents are sure that Calabaria is a two-headed snake, and they are very afraid of it. In fact, it is absolutely harmless. There is another characteristic feature of this snake - in danger, it quickly turns into a ball, which is almost impossible to deploy.
Two-headed albino snake
The famous Florida biologist Daniel Parker is a true fan of reptiles. Day after day, he wanders through the nearby swamps in search of curious varieties of snakes.
In his house there are many diverse reptiles. One day, one of his charges, a dairy of Honduran color, laid eggs in Parker's drawing room, and cubs hatched from them. When the scientist began to consider offspring, at first he did not understand what exactly was wrong with him.
He soon discovered that instead of black and red, the calves were white and red, that is, albinos. In addition, one of them was two-headed. The scientist has not seen such a case in all the years of observation.
In the zoo "Fairy Tale" in Yalta, a two-headed snake appeared. She is rented in Germany. In Crimea, she will live throughout each tourist season. Its insurance value is 50,000 euros.
According to experts, a two-headed snake is born one in a million cases. This is a unique animal - it has two heads, two "sets" of brains, a single belly. One of the goals is usually dominant, the other is more passive. They eat at the same time. When feeding in the zoo, a plastic spatula is installed between the heads so that one does not eat the other.
An unusual snake was born in central Florida - it has two heads, which is very rare. According to Daniel Parker, a biologist at the University of Central Florida, a few months ago a Honduran dairy snake laid eggs. When the specialist went to check the incubator, a big surprise awaited him. “I could not believe my eyes,” Parker shares his impressions.
According to him, usually two-headed snakes have a different color. Thus, a two-headed albino snake is even more rare, Globalist notes. “Perhaps this is the most beautiful two-headed snake ever existing,” the biologist admires.
Albino snakes do not have dark pigmentation on their skin, and shades of red, orange and white are especially pronounced. “Two-headed snakes live in captivity for up to 20 years,” Parker notes. - Given that two independent brains give commands to one body, life turns out to be rather bizarre. Of course, such a snake could not survive in the wild. "
This summer, the Yalta Zoo has acquired an unusual snake with two heads. The miraculous reptile was brought from abroad. According to the UNIAN correspondent, the director of the zoo Oleg Zubkov, the two-headed snake, which is born one in a million individuals, settled in the Yalta zoo only during the tourist season. Menagerie rented a reptile from the Germans. Note that the last time a similar instance was shown in Switzerland 20 years ago. "An interesting, unique animal: two heads, two brains, one belly. One head is dominant, the other is more passive. They eat at the same time. During feeding, they put a plastic spatula between the heads so that they do not eat one another," said the director of the zoo. By the way, the insurance cost of a snake is 50 thousand euros, according to Ukrainian News.
Recall that in the spring of 2011, a Voronezh scientist got a cat named Luntia with five ears. Vladimir Obryvkov, associate professor of the Department of Anatomy, General Biology and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Voronezh State Agro-University, has been studying the physical anomalies of animals for many years. From local villages and surrounding regions, live exhibits worthy of the Kunstkamera are brought to him - a calf with two heads, tails, two hearts, a lamb - cyclops, chickens with four legs, Siamese twins - piglets, a pig with a trunk, a foal with two noses and three eyes.
Last summer, friends told Obryvkov about an unusual kitten that lives in Voronezh under pipes near the dining room in the area of \u200b\u200bWork Avenue. The scientist, who never had cats, decided to take her to his place - for science and to the delight of his nine-year-old son and six-year-old daughter. “Her two main auricles are normal, the extra ears are mirrored, rotated 180 degrees,” says Obryvkov. His cat has unusually large paws, which is called acromegaly, on the cheekbones - skin earrings, and on the lower eyelids - islets of wool in the form of pompoms, they write "Lipetsk regional news". According to the scientist, there are only two such individuals throughout Russia.
