A surfer who rode the waves with his pet python has been fined by Australian authorities for taking the snake out in public after a video of the duo’s unusual adventures aired on local media.

Growing up, I loved all sorts of unusual animals – frogs, snakes, sharks, you name it – and I wanted a pet snake for years before my fiance finally agreed to get one.

Since bringing home a pet snake one month ago, the most common question I've been asked is simply: "why?" Why would I want a snake in the first place? Why would I willingly bring one into my home?

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As you can see from my battle wounds, I’m about 220 pounds and it pulled me to the grass,” one of the brave rescuers said.

I named my pet python Toke Makinwa because I believe that she is not just a snake, but a huge snake – a python. And this is based on some things she talks about and writes on.

She might be the more popular one but right now, my pet python is even more popular than her. “The truth is that we did not have any issue before I named the snake Toke Makinwa.

Months after it escaped from its cage, a 20-foot pet Burmese python was found alive about 100 feet away from its owner's house near Rogersville, Mo.

My neighbors took seven of the snakes, and now my pet is the only one left," Yang said. The python needs to eat eight ducks at a time at least twice a month, which has placed a burden on Yang.