We've all heard about it. I'm just wondering what the general opinions are about it. With the limited amount of information available through the media, I think they should have given it a little more time before euthanizing. An amazing research opportunity now, but could have been much better if they took a chance to let it have some time to start eating.
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2-Headed Western Rattler
keego73
Oct 25, 2005 07:30 PM
Replies (3)
HerperHelmz
Oct 25, 2005 09:24 PM
As my personal opinion I feel any 2 headed or siamese animal should be putten out of it's misery as soon as possible.
Like a red eared slider I saw for sale a couple weeks ago. Attached belly to belly. Meaning if one baby was swimming, the other baby would be underwater, possibly drowning.
Pff.
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jchausmer
Nov 12, 2005 10:50 PM
I myself am not a big turtle person but from the reasurch ive done a Siamese turtle or belly to belly the one would not drown due to the fact that they share the same lungs....
rhallman
Oct 26, 2005 09:22 AM
A two-headed snake may have various complications on a case by case bases. I am not familiar with the snake you are referring to. Two-Headed snake have often been known to do well in captivity however, but I assume this is not always the case. San Diego Zoo had a two-headed Corn snake that was successfully bred more than once (all babies normal). There is also a report of a two-headed Black Rat snake that lived for 20 years in captivity. The phenomenon is somewhat similar to Siamese twins. Some conjoined twins have serious medical complications while others do not. If a two-headed snake did not present with obvious terminal complications I personally would give it the benefit of the doubt and afford it the opportunity to respond to captive care.
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Randy Hallman
