An Ordinary Childhood in Indonesia: Kids Use a Giant Python as a Slide

In Indonesia, a group of kids turned a giant reticulated python into their own personal playground slide. The huge snake lay stretched out on a dirt slope near the house while the children took turns sliding down its back, laughing the whole time, with their mum watching from nearby. At one point an adult stepped in to gently move the snake along. For these kids, this is just a normal day of play — though for most of us, a python that size would be a reason to run the other way.