Two Brothers and Their Strange Obsession With Snakes

Two Pakistani brothers live with more than 100 snakes slithering around their home on the outskirts of Karachi.

Brothers Hassan (left) and Hamza Hussain (right) with their pet snakes in their home in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo: AP/Caters TV screengrab)

Two Pakistani brothers live with more than 100 snakes slithering around their home. Hamza and Hassan Hussain say their fascination with the creatures took off after they watched the children’s cartoon Jungle Book.

Hamza, 20, says, “We started when we were in our teens. I was also in awe of the green boa in Jungle Book. We bought a snake and then we slowly became very passionate about them.”

His brother Hassan, 22, a medical college student, bought their first snake - a sand boa - from a local animal seller for about Rs 1500/- Hassan added, “We used to bring cows and goats home during Eid, then I bought some pigeons, after sometime, I got a pet crocodile and eventually got to know about snakes.”

A few months later, they bought a six-foot long Indian Rock Python for about Rs 15,000/- Five years on, the two brothers have over a 100 snakes, including species such as albino pythons.