Courtesy of KVOA News we have the odd story of siamese rattlesnakes being seperated by a doctor in a 45 minute operation. Found on a building site in Tucson, Arizona, they are described as being “an anomaly rarely seen in the wild” which is news-speak for saying they die very quickly.

Dr Jim Jarchow wielded the knife at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum to seperate them “It’s my job to improve their quality of life and survive and function as they normally would” which is news-speak for tread on them now and you’re screwed, sunshine.

The question this news item leaves us with: why? If you see two rattlesnakes coming towards you on a building site, your initial reaction is going to be something like ohshitohshitohshit someonegetaf’ingspadequick followed by a few lusty shovel blows and a collective sigh of relief. Not “eeew, look at the cute cuddly double-headed killer reptile, let’s help it”.

Septics, eh? Never understand them…