Showing posts with label Parasitic Twins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parasitic Twins. Show all posts

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Strange Two Headed Snakes (15 pics)

Strange Two Headed Snakes (15 pics)

Strange Two Headed Snakes
How many of us believe in the existence of two headed snakes? Well, as with any living creature, they do exist and are a much more common sight than any other two headed animals. While a normal snake gives most people the creeps, the sight of a two headed snake must be tremendously gruesome, but captivating. In truth, two headed snakes are merely conjoined twins, connected to each other via their organs or body parts as with other twins that are connected. This means that a two headed snake could be joined to the other sharing the same organs, but one being a parasitic head.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Siamese Fish

It's not so rare to have in an aquarium the birth of a Siamese fish but it's almost impossible that they could reach the adulthood. That's why these images are so incredible.
Two conjoined Nile Tilapia fish, dubbed "Siamese Twin", swimming in a small aquarium in Bangkok. They are both eight months old and share part of the skin together. The bigger fish tends to protect the smaller one from harm while the smaller one looks for food at the bottom of the aquarium.

8-Limbed Boy Needs Surgery to Remove Parasitic Twin

Deepak
Seven-year-old Deepak Paswaan was born with the arms, legs and buttocks of a parasitic twin protruding from his chest. To date, no X–rays or scans have been taken, so the internal effects of his condition are not known at this time.