Sssssseeing double? Rare two-headed snake is discovered in Bali by a group of shocked schoolchildren

  • The snake was found in the streets of a small village in the Tabanan region  
  • Residents were surprised to find the snake and some grabbed a stick to look at it
  • Two-headed snakes tend to be the result of inbreeding in captivity and are rare

By THOMAS DUFF FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

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Bali residents were shocked to discover a large two-headed snake out in the wild. 

The reptile was found in the streets of a small village in the Tabanan region on August 30. 

Residents were surprised to find the two-headed snake slithering on a large leaf and some extremely brave people grabbed a stick and examined the odd occurrence. 

The snake was found in the streets of a small village in the Tabanan region on August 30

The snake was found in the streets of a small village in the Tabanan region on August 30

A group of children sat in a circle around the snake and one girl recorded it on her phone and giggled. 

The snake is examined by a man in a blue shirt who grabbed a nearby stick and flipped it over. 

It is placed on a large green leaf and wobbles around while it is surrounded by yellow flowers and several broken sticks.

Residents were surprised to find the two-headed snake slithering on a large leaf and some extremely brave people grabbed a stick and examined the odd occurrence

Residents were surprised to find the two-headed snake slithering on a large leaf and some extremely brave people grabbed a stick and examined the odd occurrence

Two-headed snakes aren't exclusive to Bali with one Australian snake breeder from Wodonga in Victoria making a similar discovery.

John McNamara saw two heads poking out of one coastal carpet python egg in February 2016 and thought he had twins. 

But when he checked the egg, he realised the snake had two heads. 

'They both went down to the stomach so they're completely separate … sharing one stomach; they should be sharing all the same organs but just have two heads and two throats,' Mr McNamara told The Sydney Morning Herald. 

Reptiles are more likely to be born with two heads as they have many offspring and their eggs are exposed to the environment, which can result in many factors that could affect the developing embryo

Reptiles are more likely to be born with two heads as they have many offspring and their eggs are exposed to the environment, which can result in many factors that could affect the developing embryo

Reptiles are more likely to be born with two heads as they have many offspring and their eggs are exposed to the environment, which can result in many factors that could affect the developing embryo. 

Two-headed snakes tend to be the result of inbreeding in captivity, but there have been rare occurrences where one is found in the wild. 

The lifespan of two-headed animals is generally short as they find it difficult to escape predators or forage for food. 

One of the heads is generally the dominant one but in some cases, the two heads don't always cooperate.  

 

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