This sighting is so odd that people are naturally wondering if it’s authenticity has been fabricated. While this is well founded skepticism, biological science itself does not completely forbid such an occurrence. The skeletons of some snakes are found to bear vestigial structures (the possibility of limbs that would never be used) such as hips and other limbs. In fact, supporting the possibility of authentication is the fact that snakes, indeed, do possess the DNA within their genes required to produce these limbs. Even more in the favor of a genetic mutation is the role that pollution, which China has a lot of, plays in such occurrences. The afflictions resulting from such levels of pollution are evident in the Hox gene mutation found in frogs.
To the benefit of science, after exterminating the one-clawed snake Dean Qiongxiu then preserved it in alcohol and it is now under intense observation and study in Nanchang’s Life Sciences Department at China’s West Normal University. While scientists there agree that this is a highly unsual case, they won’t be able to prove or disprove anything until a thorough autopsy is conducted. In defense of Dean’s Stand Your Ground behavior, such specimens’ success rate in the wild is slim to none and death occurs consequently.
To the benefit of science, after exterminating the one-clawed snake Dean Qiongxiu then preserved it in alcohol and it is now under intense observation and study in Nanchang’s Life Sciences Department at China’s West Normal University. While scientists there agree that this is a highly unsual case, they won’t be able to prove or disprove anything until a thorough autopsy is conducted. In defense of Dean’s Stand Your Ground behavior, such specimens’ success rate in the wild is slim to none and death occurs consequently.