worth of two headed snake?

[Dingus Mgee]

OK,so the question is what is the worth of a feeding 2 headed cornsnake. And throw in the fact that it is a stripe.
debating to sell or keep? thoughts???????

 

[RobbiesCornField]

Well... Ben Siegel paid $25K for a 2 headed albino Honduran milk. The actual worth is what people are willing to pay for it. But I'd send Ben an e-mail to see what he offers you.

 

[Christen]

Where are the pictures? If they appear "healthy" then I would try. If they are weak and don't seem right I would probably go ahead and put them to sleep.

 

[crackerhead]

As long as it's healthy and eating on it's own, it's like anything else. If you like it keep it. If you don't sell it and let some one else enjoy it. Value and beauty are always in the eye of the beholder. I know a lot of people that find scaleless snakes to be horrible and that they should be culled. Personally I really like them and see them as an important tool in the genetic testing toolbox. :shrugs:
Walter Smith produced a bicephalic corn this season. He might be a good person to talk to about it.

Terri

PS-Can you post pictures?

 

[Dingus Mgee]

Already posted "hydra the stripe."

 

[steve roylance]

Just sent you a PM

 

[Christen]

Already posted "hydra the stripe."

How did I miss that? So cute. I am glad they are doing well for you.

 

[Outcast]

I am interested in getting a 2 headed snake one day for educational reasons. I fell in love with corn snakes as a kid because the guy who came to my school had a 2 headed normal corn that was a sweetheart.

 

[steve roylance]

There has been a lot of this going around this year. Coincidentally it's the Chinese year of the Snake

I can name 4 people so far that got one this year including myself.

 

[Outcast]

Robbie almost got one as well. But it was D.I.E.

 

[AliCat37]

I'd be really excited to produce a two headed snake. Alive or not.
If I ever get one that eats I'd keep it, if it dies I'd pickle it.

 

[screamindemon17]

I hard a 2 headedr garter from a wild caught . but she passed after 3 months: (

 

[Alli_Draggy]

I....want....him.....

But I really think you should keep him, especially since he's doing well!

 

[Buzzard]

Robbie almost got one as well. But it was D.I.E.

We had one last year but unfortunately it passed, it was severely kinked.
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122613

 

[Dingus Mgee]

here is ahttps://www.facebook.com/BlacksquirrelCorns?fref=ts vid

 

[Dingus Mgee]

Well just took 4th feeding. This time unaltered pinkie.

 

[Rich Z]

In all the years and many thousands of babies I have produced over those years, I only got one two headed snake to hatch out.

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22700

I sold it when a local guy offered me a reasonable (to me) sum for it. Living things like this really only have any value while they are alive. And these critters DO die. Sometimes unexpectedly.

 

[Dingus Mgee]

Well one week later and now a 5th feeding without a problem.

 

[Nanci]

As someone whose work involves digestive systems, I always wonder what is going on inside a two-headed snake. Do the esophaguses connect somewhere distally, or are there two complete digestive tracts? If they did connect- how? Where? In humans is it somewhat common (I guess because of where I work) to see neonates that aren't connected from above or below. But I've never seen a duplicated digestive system. But I also see duplicated kidneys, or just the renal pelvises, which then have duplicated ureters...

 

[Dingus Mgee]

Well only thing I can say for sure is that 60 days into this, Is it eats well, drinks well, and defecates well. So far I treat it like any of my other single headed snakes.
Has only one set of genitals and the way the two necks connect I would be willing to bet it is one snake from that point on. But with that in mind the only way to be sure is to x-ray it and at this time (being 60 days old) not sure the risk is worth it.