Rare two-headed snake is surprisingly thriving

Rare two-headed snake is surprisingly thriving

When two employees at the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, California, pulled a baby snake from the incubator seven months ago, they must have thought they were seeing double. The hatchling was a California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae), a white non-venomous snake with black splotches—and two heads.  The snake was born at the East Bay Vivarium in California. CREDIT: Johnathan Emberton. The snake is an example of conjoined twins, when two ba…