A two-headed snake
The Simpson family recently moved out to the country so their kids could experience nature. But they probably didn't expect to find what was slithering near their new home.
"I hadn't seen one before," said Azure Simpson, whose 3-year-old daughter found the rare snake. "But it was so tiny I guess it didn't really take me back too much."
Simpson decided to let her kids keep the snake for now. And while her kids are loving it, the family really did the snake a favor. Researchers say two-headed snakes usually don't last long in the wild.
Comment: 2015 does seems to be the year of the two-headed animal and of other freak critters. Check out the following list -
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Portents and signs: Calf born with 2 heads at Florida farm
Portents and signs: Lamb born with face like an 'angry old man' in Dagestan
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