Update: Prony the Python died on August 14, 2013.
The bad Traveler is usually scared if reptiles. extremely scared of reptiles. Terrified, in fact. I keep in mind our trip to Lucban, Quezon for the Pahiyas Festival, there was a home where a huge yellow snake was on screen as well as they motivated tourists to have a photo-op with the snake on the shoulder. My good friends had a extremely difficult time wasting their energy to get me included however no, dear, no thanks.
So when I discovered what was next in our itinerary, I wasn’t truly that looking ahead to our meet-and-greet with Prony, the Python. You may be asking: What’s so special about Prony, anyway? The response is simple — its size. Prony is stated to be the world’s biggest snake in captivity. That’s something. She’s over 23 feet long as well as 300 kg heavy. Whew. rather a record.
A bit bit of History
Why Prony? The name Prony, I heard, is really the name of its captor whose full name is Sofronio Salibay. She’s now being kept at a Python Sanctum within 300 meters of the precise location where it was captured.
According to its Facebook fan page (Yes, she has a fan page; she’s a superstar), Prony was found by Mr. Salibay on October 2, 1996 at a regional cemetery in the municipality of Albuquerque (also understood as Albur). At the time, Prony was only 5 meters in length as well as 5 kilos, weight. Originally, the household that take care of him desired him as a pet however she just grew extraordinarily that she began to catch the interest of many.
At first, it was stated that she was being fed cats as well as dogs (literally) however later media as well as government intervention altered that as it was against the law. Today, Prony feeds on pigs as well as goats alternately. Her fan page states she eats when a month however I believe I clearly keep in mind the tour guide at the Sanctum stating when every six months. Nie som si istý.
Meet as well as Greet with Prony
One thing that made our see to the location unforgettable was not Prony herself. It was really the tour guide stationed just outside Prony’s cage. HE.WAS.EFFING.HILARIOUS. He was just so witty as well as entertaining. He explained extremely well all about Prony however with truly efficient sense of humor. We liked him. We really believed he was Michael V in disguise. (They truly look alike. Seriously.)
Bikini made of Prony’s skin
One of the caretakers motivated us to go inside of the cage to have a better look at Prony. DOPEKLA NIE. I’m the bad Traveler not the take on Traveler.
There are other animals being kept in this mini-zoo. There were two “lawin” birds called Agua as well as Bendita as well as two monkeys named Miley Cyrus as well as Taylor Swift. That’s their genuine names, stated the tour guide. Pop culture has invaded Animalia, indeed.
Did I enjoy my stop here? Definitely. will I do it once again should I return to Bohol? most likely not.
How to get here: This is one of the stops of the so-called Countryside tour offered by tour operators, resorts, as well as hotels in Bohol. If you’re taking this tour, just ask your get in touch with to make a stop right here to be sure.
Entrance Fee: P10 per person
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