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A mutant two-headed snake named for a Batman villain has shared the fate of its comic-book counterpart.
Born in captivity, the Aussie snake was taken to The Unusual Pet Vets in Jindalee, Queensland, after hatching with two heads.
The carpet python was soon dubbed Two-Face – like Batman's nemesis Harvey Dent, who dies at the end of the 2008 film, The Dark Knight.
And just like his namesake, the snake did not survive.
Vet Josh Llinas said: 'The snake was hatched in captivity and was initially thought to be twins in the egg, but when it came out of the egg it was apparent that was not the case.
A mutant two-headed snake named for a Batman villain has shared the fate of its comic-book counterpart
Born in captivity, the Aussie snake was taken to The Unusual Pet Vets in Jindalee, Queensland, after hatching with two heads
The carpet python was soon dubbed Two-Face – like Batman's nemesis Harvey Dent, who dies at the end of the 2008 film, The Dark Knight
'It is not known for sure how this happened but it is thought it was destined to be twins that did not fully divide.
'All other individuals in the clutch were normal so it is not expected to have been an issue with the incubation.'
The odds of a two-headed snake hatching are thought to be about one in 100,000.
And the odds of such a snake surviving are longer still.
Dr Llinas said: 'In this case, the challenges would be basic ambulation difficulties due to the severe
