The Cambodian Boy Who Sleeps with a Python

Snake Boy (2008): In Cambodia, a real-life Mowgli strokes and kisses his five-metre long pet, a giant Burmese python. Seven-year old Sambath rides, wrestles and even sleeps with a snake big enough to squeeze a man to death. Subscribe to Journeyman: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For similar stories see our Animal Kingdom playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5iAy7YQqjQTVd6hCblHtM-h Should Parents Be Allowed To Stop Their Children From Growing? https://youtu.be/Z856vlXg3cc The Violent Gangs Leading New Zealand Community Projects https://youtu.be/MrlVN4H8ZmI "I pat and kiss it, like a husband and wife," Sambath says. As the family sit down to eat, Lucky the python slides around the edge of the room. It survives on a diet of four chickens a week, yet giant pythons have been known to eat their owners. "Since the snake has been in our house we've been safe," says Sambath's mother who tenderly washes the python, which was just the size of a thumb when it first crawled into the family home. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit http://journeyman.tv/59122/short-films/snake-boy.html ABC Australia - Ref. 4177 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.