Two-Headed Wolf Snake Rescued in Gujarat's Dahod District: Key Facts

A rare two-headed wolf snake was rescued from a farm in Agaswani village, Dhanpur taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, on 6 October 2026. The source report was published on 7 October 2026. It describes the find as the first recorded two-headed snake in Gujarat and the fifth reported case in India. Both the rescue and the report are completed events as of 8 October 2026.

What happened

Rescue details

Members of the Dahod Prakruti Mitra Mandal rescued the snake and handed it to the Forest Department for care and observation. The report describes a non-venomous snake about 6 inches long, with two heads, four eyes and a single body. It estimates the snake's age at six months to one year, and says both heads reportedly function independently.

Event date versus report date

• Rescue (event) date: 6 October 2026
• Source publication date: 7 October 2026

Key facts at a glance

Why it matters

Such sightings are rare and add to the documented record of developmental abnormalities in wildlife. The reported role of a local nature group handing the animal to the Forest Department also illustrates community-level rescue and official custody. For exam preparation, the story fits Environment and Biodiversity and Places in News.

Exam-relevant background

What is bicephaly?

Bicephaly is a developmental abnormality in which an animal has two heads. In snakes, two heads share one body, and each head has its own eyes and other head structures. The source says the condition is believed to occur in about one in a million snakes. That is a general belief reported by the source, not a measured figure from this case.

The source adds that two-headed snakes may struggle to survive in the wild, because the heads can act independently and make conflicting movements.

Wolf snakes and classification

• Wolf snakes are non-venomous; many species known by this name belong to the genus Lycodon.
• That genus is part of the family Colubridae, a large snake family found across many regions of the world.
• Snakes are reptiles in the order Squamata, which also includes lizards.

Evidence limits to note

• This summary rests on a single secondary report. It does not quote an official Forest Department statement, and no independent confirmation of the rescue was supplied.
• The exact species was not specified.
• The report gives both a fifth-in-India count and a third-in-India count for wolf snakes with bicephaly. These are separate claims, and no underlying record or authority was cited for either.
• The independent function of the two heads is described as reported, not verified.
• The snake's current condition after rescue was not reported.
• The other supplied document is a 2023 application form for a serpentarium curator post. It says nothing about this snake and is not used here.

Quick revision points

• Bicephaly means two heads on one animal.
• The find was in Dhanpur taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat.
• The snake was handed to the Forest Department.
• Many wolf snakes are in genus Lycodon, family Colubridae.

This topic fits the Environment and Biodiversity theme, but there is no basis to say a question on it will appear in any exam.

FAQ

When was the two-headed wolf snake rescued?

On 6 October 2026, according to the source. The report itself was published on 7 October 2026.

Is the snake venomous?

No. The report describes it as non-venomous.

Which species is it?

It is called a wolf snake, but the exact species was not specified.