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Snake eyes! Mutant three-eyed python called Monty is found in the Australian Outback -
The malformed snake baffled rangers who found it in the Northern Territory
Monty the python is believed to have been born with three functioning eyes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6978495/Mutant-three-eyed-snake-called-Monty-Australian-Outback.html
Park rangers have been left scratching their heads after finding a malformed three-eyed python in the Australian Outback.
The snake, who rangers named Monty, was discovered in the Northern Territory town of Humpty Doo on the Arnhem Highway several weeks ago.
The strange looking reptile - a Territory long carpet python - was just three months old, 40cms long and had three functioning eyes when he was picked up by wildlife experts in late March.
Sadly the snake couldn't feed due to its deformity and has succumbed. It was NONVenomous
