A ‘rare’ two-headed headed copperhead snake was found in a yard in Virginia recently.
Virginia Wildlife Management and Control in Northern Virginia shared the photos of the snake on their Facebook page on Sunday night.
The uncommon copperhead was found in a Woodbridge yard.
A business later commented on the Facebook post that a specialist removed the snake on Monday.
Officials with the Wildlife Center of Virginia said Friday the baby snake was given a radiograph, which revealed that the left head is more dominant.
The snake has two tracheas, two esophaguses and two heads share one heart and one set of lungs, officials say.
It would be better for the right head to eat, but officials said that would be challenging since the left is more dominant.
Officials say two-headed snakes don’t live long. If this particular snake survives, it will be taken to an educational facility.
