Although I DO NOT agree that this is in anyway safe, I do see it in a slightly different way. I have rarely seen in my travels throughout SE Asia (China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia) where locals would actually treat a snake with such kindness. Generally all snakes are considered either food, evil or dangerous and killed. Sometimes they are eaten, skinned, bottled or simply left to rot.

If that child reaches adulthood(or may already has based on how old that photo looks), there is a good chance that he may make a difference on how his fellow man treats snakes and possibly wildlife in general. I imagine a few of the extremely dedicated guides I have used in the past growing up just like that.
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• The absolute idiot that set this picture - boaphile, Wed Jan 17 17:14:57 2007
• RE: The absolute idiot that set this pic - cbr1000f, Wed Jan 17 17:26:12 2007
• RE: The absolute idiot that set this pic - tsusnakeguy, Wed Jan 17 17:38:30 2007
• RE: The absolute idiot that set this pic - PBM, Wed Jan 17 22:41:40 2007
• Jeff... I disagree - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Wed Jan 17 21:04:14 2007
• RE: The absolute idiot that set this picture - EricIvins, Wed Jan 17 21:20:10 2007
• I think the pic is great .... - bthacker, Wed Jan 17 21:30:24 2007
• RE: The absolute idiot that set this pic - dmexotics, Wed Jan 17 21:37:12 2007
• RE: you should post this... - mavericksdad, Thu Jan 18 01:04:11 2007
• That's an OLD pic, I saw a TV clip on - tcdrover, Thu Jan 18 09:06:59 2007
• You can't blaim culture for... - boaphile, Thu Jan 18 10:03:02 2007
• RE: You can't blaim culture for... - bthacker, Thu Jan 18 10:34:09 2007
• Go ahead, blame culture...LONG - paraboloid, Fri Jan 19 00:45:16 2007
• RE: Go ahead, blame culture...LONG - PBM, Fri Jan 19 14:56:39 2007
• RE: The absolute idiot that set this picture - minicopilot, Thu Jan 18 10:03:18 2007
• Actually I think, or I should say I hope - boaphile, Thu Jan 18 12:23:23 2007
• It's alive. - tcdrover, Thu Jan 18 12:34:30 2007
• RE: It's alive. - Paradigmboas, Thu Jan 18 15:24:33 2007
• RE: Actually I think, or I should say I hope - PBM, Thu Jan 18 18:16:27 2007
• RE: Actually I think, or I should say I hope - minicopilot, Thu Jan 18 21:04:32 2007
• RE: dogs... - mavericksdad, Fri Jan 19 01:44:42 2007
• RE: dogs... - minicopilot, Fri Jan 19 07:58:31 2007
• RE: just for the record... - mavericksdad, Fri Jan 19 12:28:58 2007
• RE: Actually I think, or I should say I - PBM, Fri Jan 19 12:22:42 2007
• A comment about "pit bulls"...long - Lorddreyfus, Fri Jan 19 15:04:21 2007
• RE: A comment about "pit bulls"...long - PBM, Fri Jan 19 22:30:58 2007
• HERE IS THE STORY AS I REMEMBER IT - ArnoldChan, Thu Jan 18 23:00:49 2007
• Let me be the first... - dmexotics, Sat Jan 20 12:34:08 2007
• How do you feel about these pics - mrcanada21, Sat Jan 20 22:34:11 2007