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    Juvenile snake Morph's Avatar
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    Re: Two headed snake heads for higher ground...

    its quite a problem in the uk. there are a lot of breeders that deliberately breed 2 headed snakes because of the price they can get for them. ive seen suppliers lists where 2 headed snakes cost upwards of £2000 and people must buy them otherwise they wouldnt bother trying to sell them.

    i have strong thoughts on selective breeding anyway and this just takes the biscuit.

    i hope the snake had a happy life.
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    Re: Two headed snake heads for higher ground...

    Really? I wasn't aware of that. That's absolutely horrendous!!!

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    Re: Two headed snake heads for higher ground...

    Quote Originally Posted by Morph View Post
    there are a lot of breeders that deliberately breed 2 headed snakes because of the price they can get for them.
    aside from the very idea being twisted mind stuff, I didn't even think it was possible
    I've always thought of two-headedness as a birth defect or something like improperly separated twins - I mean, I don't think that sort of thing is actual genetic info, or is it?
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    Re: Two headed snake heads for higher ground...

    genetic modification can do anything. there are no limits at all. if a person wants to do something then its possible.

    as far as birth defects go, 2 headed is occasionally the result of a defective gene rather that a freak accident and this can be harnessed and bred.
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