2 years old Alishia kisses her 15ft Phyton before going to bed

Can you keep a snake as a pet? Whatever your answer is, then let's read about  35-year old man named Rob Cowany who keeps 19 pet snakes. Rob has been collecting various snakes since his teens and they include nine reticulated pythons, three Burmese pythons, five royal pythons and even two anacondas.


The precious one among the pets is Gentle giant Austin - a 15ft Burmese python which is passionately loved by Rob two years old daughter,  Alisha-Mae. She frequently kisses the reptile before going to bed every night.
The phyton enjoys nothing more than relaxing in the garden with Rob, his fiancee Stacey and Alisha-Mae.

Rob Cowan believes the bad treatment given to reptiles in the world today is borne out of lack of knowledge.

“My snakes are part of my family. They are the most amazing creatures and make brilliant pets.

“Despite you being more likely to be seriously hurt by the family dog than a snake, people are really scared of them.

“If someone were to come round to my house and be so scared of my snakes that they wouldn’t go near them I’d show them how my two-year-old daughter is with them. " Rob said