Boy's best friend a giant slithery pillow

BEIJING, Oct. 15 -- An 8-year-old boy has lived with a giant snake in Dongguan, Guangdong province, for more than seven years.

Bing Zhe's father, who

Seven years older than Bing, the snake now measures 4.2 m and weighs 70 kg.

Every night Bing holds the boa as he falls asleep and sometimes uses it as a pillow.

But the snake never hurts Bing and once drove away a cobra seeking to attack him.

Bing's father said the boy and snake have become inseparable.

(Source: China Daily)