Snakes
Most polycephaletic snakes do not live long, but some captive individuals do.
- A two-headed black rat snake with separate throats and stomachs survived for 20 years.
- There are several preserved two-headed snakes on display in the Museum at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta.
- A two-headed Boa constrictor was born in a pet shop in Hayward, California in May 2009. Owner Aaron Dickey decided to sell the snake to the Venice Beach Freak Show.
- "We", the two-headed albino rat snake. See above.
- A two-headed ladder snake Elaphe scalaris was discovered near the village of Pinoso, Spain.
- A two-headed king snake lived for nearly 17 years at the Arizona State University.
Read more about this topic: Polycephaly, List of Recent Occurrences, Reptiles
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