MADRID, Spain?Scientists studying a two-headed snake found in Spain have two major questions: Does one head boss the other around? Will the creature ever find a mate?

The star attraction of the University of Valencia’s zoology lab these days is a 10-inch ladder snake, a nonpoisonous species native to Spain, Portugal and France.

A farmer in Spain’s southeast Alicante province found the snake in February, and it was transferred to Valencia last week.

So far both heads seem to work fine, and move independently, said Vicente Roca, a University of Valencia zoologist taking part in the study.

The snake is about nine months old, and it’s too early to say if it’s male or female. When mature, the snakes can be up to 5 feet long.

Biologists hope to determine if the snake also has separate digestive tracts?both heads have been seen eating?and whether one head dominates the other.