Arkansas electric worker finds two-headed rattlesnake

Sept. 9 (UPI) -- An electrical worker discovered a two-headed rattlesnake while inspecting a home in Arkansas.

Mark Young on Wednesday shared a photo of the rare two-headed snake, nicknamed "Deuce," after it was discovered and caught by Woodruff Electric District 2 manager, Rodney Kelso.

"It is absolutely real! But I don't think it's a sign from God that the end times are near," Young said.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed with KARK that the snake was real, before it was donated to Crowley's Ridge Arkansas Game and Fish Nature Center in Jonesboro.

Kelso said he found the snake sunning itself while he was inspecting a home on on Arkansas 248.

"Fifty years on the ridge and never have seen such," he told ArkansasOnline.

The snake is still alive, which Cody Walker of the Nature Center said was unusual considering its condition.

"It does happen from time to time in nature," he said of animals being born with multiple heads. "But usually they die from complications."

Deuce is being cared for by professionals at the Nature Center and will be put on display after settling into the new home.