Three-eyed snake found in Australia Posted on 3 May 2019 Rangers on the Arnhem Highway near Humpty Doo just outside Darwin, Australia came across a weird and wonderful discovery of a truly unusual kind: a three-eyed snake. The rangers of the Darwin area believe this is a warning of a dry season to come and on further inspection it was found that the creature in fact had two separate heads that were forged together. X-rays revealed that the snake had an additional eye socket and three fully functioning eyes. The slithery reptile was approximately 40cm in length. ‘It was generally agreed that the eye likely developed very early during the embryonic stage of development. It is extremely unlikely that this is from environmental factors and is almost certainly a natural occurrence as malformed reptiles are relatively common,’ said the rangers of the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife. The snake is reportedly a carpet python. These can grow to between two and four metres and are commonly found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. This particular specimen was still young – believed to be no older than three months. The unique creature was later nicknamed Monty but unfortunately only survived for roughly a month before passing away last week. Images: Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Related Posts Buildings, roads and homes flood as severe weather hits KZN 18 May 2023 Good news from the brink of extinction in Volcanoes National Park 11 May 2023 Photojournalist Graeme Green went to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park to document the recently opened campus... read more Curiosity skilled the cat 5 May 2023 A member of The Explorer’s Club and founder of Curiosity Company, Francois Malherbe uses tracking... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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