I am sorry to hear about the loss of your snakes (twins), but it really was probably for the best. Honestly, I have seen many breeders toss babies in the freezer for displaying birth defects that seemed far less serious than that. I do not know what it is about two-headed snakes, but the hobby seems to be obsessed with them, kinda in the same way they are with color morphs. I also realize that I breed color morphs, and while it is technically a defect, I do not see at as something that affects the quality of life for the affected specimen. I cannot say the same about two-headed snakes. That being said the whole two-headed thing is not something we breed for, but if it was, I wonder how many of us would.

A couple weeks ago, someone asked me how I would feel if one of my Rosy Boas gave birth to a two-headed baby. I told them that I would be bummed out. They asked If I would sell it if it lived, and after a minute of reflection, I said yes I would. I do not like to euthanize something if it displays any sort of will to live, and if it was already here, then I guess I may as well get it into the hands of someone that will look at it as a natural wonder, while making some money on it to boot. Sorry that I rambled. Being a twin myself I sometimes wonder how it would have been If I were attached to my brother in such a way.
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James Wilson
Pacific Coast Herpetological
www.pacificcoastherpetological.com

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