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       October 12, 2011

　

(CNN Student News) -- October 12, 2011 Double Vision? AZUZ: Before we go, we`re heading to Tennessee for a report from Carley Gordon of affiliate WSMV. She has the details on a rare reptile, whose facial features could make you think you`ve got double vision. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DALE GRANDSTAFF, TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY: It`s got the distinct yellow bands going down the body. CARLEY GORDON, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): At first glance, it looks like your typical baby king snake. But when Paul Carver found this slithering around his back yard, he realized this royal serpent would need two crowns. You see, this snake has not one head, but two. PAUL CARVER, SNAKE DISCOVERER: I was worried about which head was going to bite me. GORDON (voice-over): So Carver took it to wildlife officer Dale Grandstaff, who was just as bewildered. GRANDSTAFF: I`ve been working for 13 years and been in the woods all my life, you know, nearly 40 years, and I`ve never seen anything like this. GORDON (voice-over): Two separate heads with two functioning brains, yet they share the same 8-inch body. GRANDSTAFF: Both tongues work, has a set of eyes on each head, a mouth on each head. GORDON: But when it comes to snakes, two heads aren`t actually better than one. In fact, Grandstaff says its chances of survival in the wild are actually slim to none. GRANDSTAFF: With two heads, everything`s getting caught. See, he`s trying to push, but he can`t. GORDON (voice-over): So Grandstaff plans to take the snake to Tennessee Tech in Cookeville Thursday, where the first order of business will be to feed the hungry hydra. But the hope is that this unusual snake will survive. GRANDSTAFF: . think, you know, just something very, very unnatural or odd-looking about it. GORDON (voice-over): . and that its two heads will make smarter scholars. (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: Well, thank goodness they`re taking the thing in, because leaving that snake out in the wild would be "cold-blooded." And we`re sure that once the snake meets the scientists, they`ll all put their heads together and come up with something. Whoo! I hope you enjoy the rest of your Thursday. For sss-CNN Student News, I`m Carl Azuz.