Exotic pets are quite common in the modern world. But reptiles, sincerely attached to people, are extremely rare.
There is an opinion that these ancient representatives of the fauna are generally incapable of love, such as dogs or cats. However, several interesting cases prove quite the opposite, confirming the ability of direct descendants of dinosaurs to be friends with a person and take care of him.
1. Little Queen of Cobras
In a small Indian city of Ghatampur (Uttar Pradesh region) there lives a girl named Kajol Khan. She is from a large family, whose head, Taj, has been known almost 50 years as a professional snake. Also the man knows the recipe for an effective antidote against the bites of poisonous reptiles. It is made on the basis of gruel from leaves of wild forest plant, butter and black pepper. According to Taj, if you eat and rub the medicine into the wound quickly enough, it can save your life.
Kajol once tried the antidote on herself. As a child, the girl was bitten by royal cobras, causing deadly wounds in the stomach, hands and cheeks. Despite the dangerous damage, the baby was able to fully recover, and since then is inseparable from snakes. Kajol plays, eats and even sleeps next to scaly reptiles, and this love is mutual. Cobra crawl to the girl and are given to her in hands, allow themselves to iron and squeeze.
The young daughter of the snake admits that it is not so fun to communicate with children in school, and the study is not as exciting as playing with snakes, so her best friends she considers these graceful and deadly reptiles. Although Kajol's mother is also against such a strange hobby, wishing her daughter a normal childhood and a successful marriage, it is likely that the girl will follow in her father's footsteps.
2. The most affectionate crocodile
Once Gilberto Sedden, a fisherman from Costa Rica, nicknamed Chito, discovered on the shore of a local river wounded in the left eye of an adult crocodile. The reptile was at death, and the kind-hearted man took pity on the animal. He loaded the crocodile into his boat and drove home.
For 6 months, Gilberto took care of the affected reptile. The fisherman gave the animal the name of Pocho, and cared for him as a small child - he fed fish and chicken, healed severe wounds, maintained a comfortable temperature in the room. Moreover, the man spoke kindly to the deadly crocodile, embraced him, stroked and even kissed him. As Gilberto himself said, in order to survive, everyone needs love.
Six months later, Poco completely recovered and was ready to return to the natural habitat. The fisherman drove the reptile to the nearest river, in which the crocodile could feel comfortable and safe. But the next morning, Gilberto found Poco peacefully asleep on his veranda. It turns out that the grateful animal was back for the man who saved his life.
Subsequently, Pocho settled in a small pond next to the fisherman's house. He always came, if Gilberto called his name, and willingly walked with a man in the neighborhood. For more than 20 years the fisherman went swimming with his pet every day, which attracted the attention of locals and tourists, becoming famous for this touching friendship for the whole world. According to Gilberto, Poco is the only one in a million, so he became a real family member.
3. Calming serpent
Charlie Barnett is a 6-year-old boy from Woking (England). He is an intelligent, talented and kind child, though not very sociable. The matter is that the kid is sick of one of varieties of an autism. Against the backdrop of pathology, Charlie is constantly nervous, the slightest experience causes the boy to panic and even hysterics. A stress for a child with such a disease is almost any event - school attendance, meeting new people, the need to answer trivial questions, parties and holidays. Until some time, Charlie could not sleep alone, he woke with fear every hour.
But everything changed with the advent of Cameron. No, this is not another boy, not relatives and not a family friend. Cameron is a small, non-venomous snake, a maize stalk. According to Mom Charlie, after the baby has this pet, the child just does not know. The boy became more calm and balanced, he learned to endure emotional shocks without tension. Now Charlie even sleeps normally in the children's room, not resorting to parents because of nightmares. Of course, if Cameron is near in his box. The child and the snake became real friends, the boy tells his pet about the day spent, new impressions, experienced feelings.
Now the Barnett family has another reptile - a beautiful bearded agama, which Charlie calls his tame dragon.
4. Very heavy friend
Another baby, also Charlie, was lucky to be born in the family of the owner of a private zoo in Australia. 2-year-old son Greg Parker - a real small ranger. He still does not know how to speak clearly, but he takes care of animals with the pope, knows who has what food and how much water is needed. Charlie does not disdain cleaning and rejoices every day spent in his own zoo, adopting his father's skills and knowledge.
Despite the variety of animals available to the boy, he chose a friend strange, even the parents of the child were very surprised by his affection. Charlie's darling is a 2.5-meter boa constrictor named Pablo. Parkers admit that they never asked their son to mess with this huge snake, the kid himself chose the reptile.
Naturally, the adult and long boas weigh a lot, so the friendship between Charlie and Pablo is difficult. The boy is inseparable from the snake, and tries everywhere to drag the reptile with him. Boa is still heavy for the baby, but Charlie is reluctant, at every opportunity he puts Pablo on his neck and goes for a walk around the zoo.
Funny and touching love between a boy and a huge reptile attracts the attention of visitors, who, of course, are touched by the sight of this strange couple.
5. Varan strong independent woman
A young girl named Savannah, who signed up for the Astragram as Astya Lemur, once fell into the hands of the Cape Varan in very bad condition. The previous owners practically did not care about the reptile and, ultimately, attached it to the nursery. Savannah took the lizard to herself, called Manuel, and surrounded her pet with warmth and love.
At first, the reptile was embittered, because for a long time she was sick and did not know any affection, or concern. But gradually Manuel recovered, his cold heart thawed, and he became a very gentle and grateful lizard.
Savannah compares the monitor to the kitten. The girl tells that her pet is affectionate with people, knows how to ask for food and hints at the desire to take a bath. Like all reptiles, Manuel loves water procedures, enjoys swimming and playing under the trickle of the shower. To the darling does not freeze the hostess dresses him in funny little sweaters, wraps a blanket and even sleeps nearby. Surprisingly, Manuel is not at all against such a close contact with man, although the Cape Varanas such behavior is completely uncharacteristic.
When you look at the charming friendship of Savannah and her pet, you doubt whether the reptiles are cold-blooded and not affectionate. Or are there any exceptions?