A “stray” brown boa constrictor found curled up in a local hotel appeared all lovey dovey in the hands and arms of Iredell County Animal Services workers. “He’s a cutie!!” a woman said ...

Sao Paulo (AFP) – A yellow-and-brown boa constrictor wraps itself around David de Oliveira Gomes's neck like a scarf, but the 15-year-old Brazilian with autism is fascinated, not afraid.

A yellow-and-brown boa constrictor wraps itself around David de Oliveira Gomes's neck like a scarf, but the 15-year-old Brazilian with autism is fascinated, not afraid. For him, this is therapy.