In Woodbridge, Virginia, a woman wandered into her yard and found an eastern copperhead slithering through her flower bed. That’s not so unusual where she lives, as the region is home to a plethora of ophidians, from harmless corn snakes to venomous rattlers. But this one was different: It had two heads.

Read the rest over on Wired

Just not sure what else to say…

Bassariscus astutus

The ring-tailed cat (or miner’s cat) is not actually a cat — rather, it is a small, fox-sized member of the raccoon family with a long, striped tail. It is native to the southwestern United States (including the Los Padres National Forest) and Mexico. Solely nocturnal, the ringtail is so elusive that biologists don’t really know if their populations are healthy or threatened in our region.

Great article here.