A rare two-headed snake has baffled the wildlife experts after it was found in the Dhenkikot forest range of Keonjhar wildlife sanctuary in the Indian state of Odisha. <br /><br />The rare crawler was discovered by Rakesh Mohalik from the Keonjhar district. The snake was newborn and was identified as a wolf snake which is not venomous. <br /><br />The startling visuals were filmed by Rakesh Mohalik, who is a wildlife enthusiast and photographer. He also researches about various species of wildlife and identified it to be the rarest form found on the face of the earth. <br /><br />The crawler is 14 cm (6/7 inches) long, has two fully formed heads, meaning it has four working eyes and two flickering tongues.<br /><br />Both its heads work independently and becomes a challenge for such creatures to survive in the wild as per Rakesh. <br /><br />"One among the two heads is slightly more developed and both are known to fight over food," Rakesh added. <br /><br />Two-headed animals are considered in many cultures to be a portent of disaster, and they have frequently appeared in mythology. But although they are rare, they exist in around one in 100,000 live births in the wild.<br /><br />The snake was later released back into the wild.
