A Boy and His Snake

A seven-year old boy has a rather unusual best friend. Koun Samang has been spending time with his python, which now weighs 18 stone, since he was born.They are the same age and have hardly been separated in their whole lives.Most parents would be horrified to find their child curled up with such a creature but Samang's father, In the Kandal province, is happy for his son to play with the six-metre-long reptile.