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Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by EzegeNG: 9:22am On Nov 20, 2018
The story has been told of the boy who sleeps, bathes and plays with deadly snakes which surround him always.

Devesh Adivasi, a 7-year-old boy from rural Madhya Pradesh, in central India, has some very unusual best friends. For the past four years, he has been going into the jungle near his village and coming back with all kinds of snakes, some of them poisonous, that he plays, bathes and eats with. So far, he hasn’t been bitten once.

The boy’s family says that his fascination with snakes started when he was 3 years old, after dreaming about the slithering reptiles one night. Next morning, he told his parents about it, but they didn’t think much of it until they saw him running into the jungle near their village and later coming out with two snakes in hand.

The reptiles slithered all over his body, but they didn’t bite him. Since that day, Devesh has been going into the jungle almost every day and bringing back new friends to play with. He keeps them for a few days, bathes and sleeps with them, massages them with oil and then releases them back into the jungle.

“We have tried everything to keep him away from the snakes,” the boy’s father, Ragunath, told Story Trender. “We have explained that snakes are not meant to be friends. It is dangerous but he doesn’t listen to us.

After seeing Devesh playing with snakes for four years, most of the villagers aren’t surprised to see him surrounded by his slithering friends. They know that snakes don’t harm him, but they are reluctant to let their kids go anywhere near him when the reptiles are around. The boy’s parents claim that he currently has around 15 snake friends that he casually brings out of the jungle, including cobras.

Dr MPN Khare, a general surgeon at a district hospital in Madhya Pradesh, told Caters News that Devesh’s friendship with the snakes is bizarre, and added that it can be dangerous for both his physical and mental health.

“Whether poisonous or not, snakes are not meant to be pets. And a child playing with a snake, feeding it and sleeping with it can be very dangerous for his mental health,” Khare said. “Even if these snakes haven’t bitten him yet, it is very much possible the snakes might bite him someday while he plays with them. It can install a fear that can affect him psychologically.”

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Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by ehhmah(m): 9:23am On Nov 20, 2018
shocked









Wonderful...

Until the serpent taste him wink


BTW, If it is Naija now...

It is jazz tongue
Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by thesicilian: 9:25am On Nov 20, 2018
Is Lala's son 7yrs already?

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Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by banty: 9:25am On Nov 20, 2018
Who snake help? Lala lineage!

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Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by blaquemyc: 9:29am On Nov 20, 2018
lala's distant cousin sighted

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Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by 0pposite(m): 9:33am On Nov 20, 2018
Etc
Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by pleasureosondu(m): 9:55am On Nov 20, 2018
Dunno about about guys oh but if I see that guy, me don move

Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by Nobody: 8:55pm On Nov 20, 2018
thesicilian:
Is Lala's son 7yrs already?
Time Flies grin

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Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by thesicilian: 10:16pm On Nov 20, 2018
Pascalville:
Time Flies grin
Indeed. Before you know it, he'll be crowned the Serpent King. I hope his reign will finally abolish the killing of snakes.
Re: Story Of 7-year-old Boy Who Sleeps, Bathes And Plays With Deadly Snakes by davillian(m): 11:36pm On Nov 20, 2018
Reptiles way no send anybody.
If you like give them everything in this world they will still kill you.

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