Prony the Python

Huge Captive  Python – Prony

This Philippine python was captured less than 500 meters from where he is now kept in a cage for the tourists to visit.

It must be a boring life but at least he is well fed.

Huge Python and birds – pretty cool youtube video – funny part with the gay talking about how “she grow fastly”

Prony does get a whole pig to swallow every now and then and his caretaker seems to have a genuine attachment to him.

… this python earns a good wage.

It costs 5 peso to enter the animal farm and with tips and everything else, he earns his keep.

Nuts Huts – youtube video of this eco resort by the Loboc River

Prony gets a steady line of visitors and the donations roll in at a steady clip, because you have to pay extra to go inside the cage and take a pictures.

Tarsier Farm – youtube video

Several flying lemurs became compatible cell mates with Prony by clinging to the top of the cage.

Philippine eagles and other birds atrophy in nearby cages.  Not flying must screw up their wing muscles.

This whole thing seems rather cheesy, but in reality, it is very difficult and time consuming to find these animals in the wild.

It’s more rewarding to see a sleek python with vividly fresh color  and sparkling eyes in the wild, but how many of us really spend time in the jungle?

It’s so much more convenient to hop on a mini bus at the hotel and drive ten minutes to the cages.

Chocolate Hills – youtube video

I have been blessed with the opportunity to view quite a few pythons in the wild near my place in Samar but I realize that this is unrealistic for most people.

Not only does it require arduous trekking, it takes a lot of time. Most tourists are just not that into wildlife, so this still gives everyone a chance to enjoy nature.

The biggest detriment to wild animals is the destruction of their habitat, so at least places like this make people aware that some very rare and beautiful animals live in the jungle here and are worth protecting.

Kuya Kim has a show on channel 2 that is a huge hit in the Philippines.

Philippine  Python