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"Just watching them feed, often fighting over which head will swallow the prey, shows that feeding takes a good deal of time, during which they would be highly vulnerable to predators," said Burghardt. "They also have a great deal of difficulty deciding which direction to go, and if they had to respond to an attack quickly they would just not be capable of it."
Originally posted by spoonbender
it would seem
this happens more often
than you might think
Nat G
"Just watching them feed, often fighting over which head will swallow the prey, shows that feeding takes a good deal of time, during which they would be highly vulnerable to predators," said Burghardt. "They also have a great deal of difficulty deciding which direction to go, and if they had to respond to an attack quickly they would just not be capable of it."
which way do I go
Anomaly, Not Evolution
Two-headed snakes typically occur in the same way that Siamese twins do. A developing embryo begins to split into identical twins but then stops part way, leaving the twins joined. Among humans, 75 percent of conjoined twins are stillborn or die within 24 hours.
How exactly does this snake "do it's business"?
Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
It looks like it has twin digestion intake ports/fronts and possibly they connect or twist and make 1 digestive outtake port rear. But could have 2 of intake and outtake just not seen clear in images.edit on 9/24/12 by Ophiuchus 13 because: (no reason given)