My friend, the python

Is that a rope? Is that some cloth? No, it's a python. And a baby petting it. (NDTV Photo)

  • Is that a rope? Is that some cloth? No, it's a python. And a baby petting it. (NDTV Photo)
    Is that a rope? Is that some cloth? No, it's a python. And a baby petting it. (NDTV Photo)
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  • This six-month-old in Beed district often plays with the family's pet python. (NDTV Photo)
    This six-month-old in Beed district often plays with the family's pet python. (NDTV Photo)
  • The little girl is left to play with the python, crawls behind it, often has the big tail snaking through her tiny legs. (NDTV Photo)
    The little girl is left to play with the python, crawls behind it, often has the big tail snaking through her tiny legs. (NDTV Photo)
  • She pats the snake, which curls up benignly next to her, both soaking in the sun. The child's parents work in the fields. (NDTV Photo)
    She pats the snake, which curls up benignly next to her, both soaking in the sun. The child's parents work in the fields. (NDTV Photo)
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  • A close-up of the python. The entire family reportedly plays with the snake. (NDTV Photo)
    A close-up of the python. The entire family reportedly plays with the snake. (NDTV Photo)
  • The baby's uncle, a snake catcher, brought the snake in from the jungles. He leaves the poisonous ones alone. (NDTV Photo)
    The baby's uncle, a snake catcher, brought the snake in from the jungles. He leaves the poisonous ones alone. (NDTV Photo)