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Pythons
kept as pets by two children in Madhya Pradesh
by Rajni Khaitan
Indore:
Two-and-a-half-year old Kanha and six-year old Anurag
of Indore prefer pythons and other snakes to toys. Their
father Milesh Solanki, a snake lover himself, is proud
that his affinity to snakes has been bestowed upon his
children. A floriculturist Solanki says that one day he
saw his younger son Kanha playing with a python in the
fields. It was that he got to know that both his children
have already befriended many snakes and pythons in the
fields. "When I asked my child if he didn't feel scared,
he said that this is not the first time that he is playing
with snakes. Now whenever they feel like playing with
snakes, they get one from the fields," said Solanki. Members
of the family fearlessly roam around as the children play
with their 'pet pythons and snakes'. They say that these
reptiles are quite harmless and do not cause any harm
to anyone unless provoked. It is really a spectacle of
so many pythons lying around near the small kids. Many
people in India worship pythons. Known as 'Ajgar' in local
dialect Python is an endangered species preyed upon mainly
for its skin.
-Mar 7, 2009
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