Why do many Brazilians keep pythons at home?
Pet pythons
Brazil has not only the beaches of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, but also the commercial activities of Brasilia. The country is big. In most cases, the population is very small. People live in the countryside, in small villages and towns in the middle of vast wilderness islands.
In remote areas, people have interesting customs. One of them is keeping pythons in the house.
But why do Brazilians need snakes?
Why are they kept as pets?
Family pets
Of course, there are still many people in the world who like snakes and avoid these strange animals.
Family Serpentine Pavilion
This is not the case in Brazil. Pythons are not kept out of a desire for primitive pets at all. But pythons can indeed be seen in many villages and towns. This tradition is believed to have been pioneered by descendants of local Indians. Today, it has been adopted by residents of other sources.
Boas, who was brought into the house as an infant, developed an attachment to it. If they live in nature for 10 years, then in the village - up to 25 years.
But why do they need to be in the house?
Dual benefits
Brazil has a lot of venomous snakes. Many of them are fatal to humans. Many dangerous representatives of rattlesnakes and coral snakes, zhararak, urutu-cruzeira and other reptiles live here.
The dangers of the Brazilian jungle
If the big cities scare away the poisonous snakes, the inhabitants of the countryside are defenseless in front of them. The tropical forest stretches all the way to the house.
More Indians noticed that snakes somehow divided territory. Non-toxic dwellers, toxic people do not appear.
Pythons are generally safe for humans. In Brazil, there are small species up to 4 meters long. Used to living with people, he doesn't hurt them. But the territory of the house has been considered to be occupied in the world of its relatives. There were other snakes around her. Therefore, it is much easier to keep a python and sleep peacefully at night than it is to constantly fear the visit of poisonous customers.
Except that pythons succeeded in playing the role of cats – they wiped out all rodents in and around the house.
