The Missouri Department of Conservation has a solution and it is Tiger-Lily.
A two-headed six-year-old snake named Tiger-Lily is held by naturalist Andy Klingensmith on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, on the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. Photo by Christine Tannous, [email protected]
Christine Tannous, Post-Dispatch
The uncommon, feminine, two-headed western rat snake is on show this month solely at Powder Valley Conservation Nature heart.
The public can drop by the indoor public building the place Tiger-Lily might be seen Tuesdays by Saturdays.
On Wednesdays, guests may get a particular deal with when Tiger-Lily will get her weekly feeding of mice. To keep away from competitors and confusion, every head is roofed whereas the opposite is fed.
Can’t wait? You can see the feeding course of in our video, above.
The polycephalous pair of conjoined similar twin snakes — which by no means fully separated — was present in southwest Missouri in 2017 and donated to the state conservation company as a result of its low probabilities of survival within the wild.
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Tiger-Lily normally lives on the Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Center in Branson, the place they generally throw birthday events for her, however she is now on tour whereas that location is being renovated.
When she’s executed together with her keep at Powder Valley, Tiger-Lily will proceed her tour, staying quickly at different MDC websites throughout the state.
A two-headed six-year-old snake named Tiger-Lily is fed a mouse by naturalist Lauren Baker as guests watch on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, on the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. Each head on the snake will get fed a mouse whereas the opposite is roofed by a disposable cup to forestall interference. Photo by Christine Tannous, [email protected]
Christine Tannous, Post-Dispatch
A two-headed six-year-old snake named Tiger-Lily is fed a mouse by naturalist Lauren Baker on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, on the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. Each head on the snake will get fed a mouse whereas the opposite is roofed by a disposable cup to forestall interference. Photo by Christine Tannous, [email protected]
Christine Tannous, Post-Dispatch
A two-headed six-year-old snake named Tiger-Lily is fed a mouse by naturalist Lauren Baker on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, on the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. Each head on the snake will get fed a mouse whereas the opposite is roofed by a disposable cup to forestall interference. Photo by Christine Tannous, [email protected]
Christine Tannous, Post-Dispatch
Brothers Emerson Hoekman, 6, left, and Gabriel Hoekman, 3, proper, maintain arms as they watch a two-headed six-year-old snake named Tiger-Lily get fed a mouse by naturalist Lauren Baker on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, on the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. Each head on the snake will get fed a mouse whereas the opposite is roofed by a disposable cup to forestall interference. Photo by Christine Tannous, [email protected]
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