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2-Headed Snake on Display

The heads think and eat separately. UNIAN

KIEV — A two-headed snake has gone on display at a zoo on the Black Sea.

The Skazka Zoo in Yalta said Wednesday that the albino California Kingsnake has two heads that think, react and eat separately, though one is more passive than the other.

Dmytro Tkachov, a zoo worker taking care of the snake, said he puts a barrier between the heads when feeding the snake lest one eats the other. The snake will be on display until mid-September. The zoo would not provide further details.


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