The article discusses the cause of axial bifurcation, a condition where monozygotic twins fail to separate completely, resulting in polycephaly or having more than one head. While two-headed reptiles are rare, they usually don’t survive in the wild without human intervention and care due to their inability to focus on feeding and move properly, making them vulnerable to predators.
The article also mentions the case of a two-headed snake named Medusa, whose feedings have to be carefully orchestrated to avoid competition between both heads. Additionally, it discusses a photograph of an alligator with two heads that drew skepticism from commenters, with some suspecting it was a hoax due to the absence of tracks in the sand and the right limbs hovering above the sand. The article suggests that the photograph is likely a hoax given the source’s history of promoting bizarre items as real, such as a “very rare” trout with a fur coat allegedly caught in Lake Michigan in the 1960s.
