This Eye-Popping Two-Headed Snake Is Beating the Odds to Stay Alive

Meet Angel. Also, meet Zeke. They're two of a kind. Angel and Zeke are the two heads of a single California kingsnake living at the East Bay Vivarium, a reptile store in Berkeley, California. Angel/Zeke, named after two store employees, is around seven months old, a remarkable age for a snake with its rare mutation. Bicephalic (two-headed) snakes typically don't live long. The Vivarium's unusual reptile doesn't move as quickly or as gracefully as a one-headed kingsnake. Enlarge Image The larger right head of this kingsnake is the only one eating at this time. East Bay Vivarium Reptile lovers know the animals can have a lot of personality. Most kingsnakes are quick to poop on you or run, the Vivarium's Alex Blanchard told CNET. He described the two-headed snake as "chill." "They're not shy. They're not bitey," he said. "They're pretty calm for a kingsnake." The kingsnake's right head appears to be dominant. It's the only one accepting food, but that could change as the snake matur ... Read full article.