WATCH: 'Extremely Rare' 2-Headed Snake Stuns Social Media, Charms Scientists
A Virginia state herpetologist says finding the mutated copperhead in a resident's yard earlier this month is an "extraordinarily rare" occurrence. Even more stunning, he says, is that it's alive.
by Emma Bowman
Sep 29, 2018
2 minutes
The venomous fangs of a copperhead snake are one thing. But the recent sighting of a rare two-headed snake in Northern Virginia is alarming â and mesmerizing â both social media spectators and scientists.
Earlier this month, a Woodbridge resident stumbled upon the young mutant reptile in a neighbor's yard. "I wanted after finding the snake and posting photos of the snake to .
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