Article: Snakes his bessst friends

Rachael Philip
New Straits Times
03-23-2008
Snakes his bessst friends
Byline: Rachael Philip
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Sunday People

THEY are the stuff of nightmares - at the very least, they set off goose bumps. But for young Daniel Lim, these slithery reptiles make good company. RACHAEL PHILIP writes

Most people would scream and flee at the sight of a snake but not spiky-haired Daniel Lim. When he was 12, he found a slender, metre- long snake and thought it would make an interesting pet.
He knew that the vibrant green-coloured whip snake was harmless, so he picked it up and took it home. "My dad didn't mind but my mom said I had one week to get rid of it," he says, chuckling.

Lim ...

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