In South Africa, an exceptionally unusual snake with two heads was discovered in the wild.

Snake rescuer Nick Evans took to Facebook to post photographs of the two-headed Southern Brown Egg-eater, a harmless type of snake. Evans stated in the caption that he came across the unique reptile after he was requested to retrieve the snake from a guy who had discovered the crawling critter in his yard.

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The man, who lives in Ndwedwe, a town north of Durban, didn’t want the weird creature to be hurt, so he put it in a bottle and requested Evans to take it away.

“Seeing this twisted snake was such an odd sight,” Evans wrote in the caption, adding, “It’s a juvenile, roughly [a foot] in length. It was fascinating to see how it moved. Sometimes the heads would try to travel in different ways, and other times they would rest one on top of the other. That appeared to be the most efficient method of transportation.”

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The snake rescuer further stated that the unusual snake is presently in professional care. Evans was shocked that the reptile had lived to the point where he discovered it. He stated that unleashing the snake now would be “pointless.”

“As far as I know, they don’t live very long. In the wild, this one would not endure long. It can hardly move, and when it does, it moves slowly. “It’s simple prey for a predator,” Evans explained.

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The post has gone popular on the internet since it was shared. Commenters on Facebook were relieved to learn that the reptile had been relocated. “Poor creature,” one user said. “I’m so glad it’s safe.” “What a wonderful tiny thing!” It’s fantastic that the man in Ndwedwe contacted you. “I hope you’re able to assist the tiny boy in eating,” said another. “Wonderful photographs. It’s tragic, but it’s also fascinating to see. “I hope it gets a decent enough quality of life,” wrote the third.

According to Newsweek, animals born with two or more heads have polycephaly, a disorder that is more frequent in reptiles than in mammals. Depending on the extent to which the two heads are divided, animals with this ailment do not frequently live for long.