Two Headed Carpet Python snake is introduced
A two-headed Carpet Python slithers on a rock as it is introduced to the public at the World Aquarium in St. Louis on October 11, 2007. The snake, born in Kansas City in August, originates in Australia and New Zealand can live up to 25 years and will grow to be 12 feet long. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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