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A living snake with two distinct heads

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

August 8, 1805

Primary Source Reference:

Auruora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 8 Aug 1805

Additional Source Text:

"Two of these lusus naturæ have hitherto been in the museum; but this is the first living one which we have seen."

Specimen Type:

Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)