Snakes are interesting and scary creatures. While they have a revered image in various cultures across the world, and are regarded as deities in mythological texts, spotting one of these slitherers sends chills down a person’s spine.
One of these snake breeds discovered in China seems to have stepped out of a myth.
A ‘two-headed snake’!
While this type of slitherer has been a part of several legends, how much of it is actually true? Let’s dig in to find out.
Photos via study: An unexpected discovery of hidden diversity: a new species of the genus Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Squamata, Calamariidae) from Guangxi, China
