NEW DELHI - A girl in China has a snake for a pet and takes it for a crawl every morning in her community.
Liu, who studies at Jiujiang Business College in Jiangxi province, has a 1-m boa for a pet, the China Daily reports.
She bought the reptile from a nearby pet shop for 300 yuan and she often takes it to her class.
The student, who originally hails from Guangxi Zhuang autonomous prefecture, insists that it is a custom in her hometown to keep boas. (ANI)
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