Detecting two-headed poisonous snakes in the American garden

The cobra has two heads separate from the two blades that function normally on the same body.

A couple found cobra in the garden in the county of Leslie, Kentucky, Mirror on October 23 reported."This is the first time I have seen two-headed cobra , " said John MacGregor, a reptile researcher at the Kentucky Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Administration.

Two-headed cobra with X-ray images.(Photo: Pen News).

Such mutated snakes often do not live long in nature due to physical limitations."The big problem is whether the throat is connected to the rest of the intestinal tract. Double-headed animals sometimes have this condition, both ends are incomplete and they cannot swallow , " MacGregor said.

MacGregor worries, sometimes one end works and the other doesn't. But with this snake, the two tongues are still normal so the researcher thinks that both ends of them are active. If living to adulthood, the cobra may be nearly a meter long.

Two-headed snakes in the wild often die early.(Photo: Pen News).

When health is stable, the snake will be taken to Salato Wildlife Education Center at Frankfort."Salato is excited to keep this unique animal. Hope it will grow well under our care and become an" educational ambassador "for a native Kentucky creature ," the director of the center. Heather Teachey said.

Cobra is one of four venomous snakes found in Kentucky. The other three species are cotton mouth snakes, wooden rattlesnakes and pygmy rattlesnakes.

Like most North American green snakes, the cobra snake usually avoids humans. However, this animal tends to stand still instead of running away. Therefore, camouflaged snakes are sometimes stepped on by people and come back to bite. Their bite can cause pain, swelling, nausea, and damage to bone and muscle tissue.