Indonesia: A video circulating online reportedly from Indonesia showing a group of children using the body of a huge snake as a slide has gone viral on social media.
According to Al Jazeera, quoting reports citing the video agency Newsflare, the incident took place in the western part of the island of Java.
The snake featured in the footage is a family pet; it is 12 years old and approximately 6 meters long, Al Jazeera stated, noting that the family calls it "Abu," and have reportedly stated that the children are safe and that the snake has never harmed anyone.
The Al Jazeera report also identified the snake in the video as a reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus), which is a species of python and one of the longest snakes in the world that inhabits regions in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia.
