Woman finds awesome snake with awesome leg, immediately beats it to death.
Dean Qiongxiu, 66, said she discovered the reptile clinging to the wall of her bedroom with its talons in the middle of the night.
"I woke up and heard a strange scratching sound. I turned on the light and saw this monster working its way along the wall using his claw," said Mrs Duan of Suining, southwest China. Mrs Duan said she was so scared she grabbed a shoe and beat the snake to death before preserving its body in a bottle of alcohol.
The snake -- 16 inches long and the thickness of a little finger -- is now being studied at the Life Sciences Department at China's West Normal University in Nanchang.
Just to the West of Normal, yes.
You forgot to include the best part of that article:
"A more common mutation among snakes is the growth of a second head, which occurs in a similar way to the formation of Siamese twins in humans.
Such animals are often caught and preserved as lucky tokens but have very little chance of surviving in the wild anyway, especially as the heads have a tendency to attack each other. "
Boy would I love to see that! Hah.
I hate you for posting that.
Not as much as Eric does.
Would you like to see my collection of Jackalopes?
Who doesn't love Jackalopes.
BAD PEOPLE, that's who.
COMMUNISTS.
I don't wanna hear any more about the lizard, Shaftoe.
if only she had shown some adaptability...
that is...
That's really cool. They should have also mentioned that many snakes often have a little spur on the sides of their bodies--a vestigial leg.
Of course, all this is more proof that yes, evolution is real. But I'm sure ignorant religious folks just think of this snake as some sort of devil, ugh.
Masterfully chosen Laurie Anderson reference.
Atavisms FTW.
Come on, this has to be a hoax by a Trogdor fan. That beefy arm looks pretty good... comin' outta the back of his neck...
Behold! A Satan!
I want one.
A live one.
I'd name him Knuckles.
Why has no one yet commented on the disturbingly disk-shaped head of this thing? Are we sure this isn't an alien?