00:00Good luck for this year of the wood snake.
00:04We have a fun encounter this morning with the snakes.
00:08Andrzej and Cheska are here, feeling lucky this morning.
00:13Andrzej, Cheska, Happy New Year!
00:16Yes! Good morning!
00:19And of course, Happy New Year once again!
00:22We're here at a sanctuary.
00:25And this is it, the first day of 2025.
00:29And this year is called the Year of the Wood Snake.
00:33And they believe that it's a good luck to have a snake this year.
00:41Because this symbolizes renewal and growth.
00:45That's right, it's a good luck to have a snake this year.
00:48That's why we're here at an animal sanctuary in Pililya, Rizal.
00:52One of the attractions here is to meet and greet the snakes.
00:58And Cheska, we have someone with us today.
01:01We have the owner of this animal sanctuary with us.
01:05So we can talk more about snakes, right?
01:07That's why, Sir Mario, good morning!
01:09Yes, hello Sir Mario!
01:11Happy New Year!
01:13Happy New Year!
01:15The snake is ready.
01:17That's right!
01:19This is Cheska.
01:21This is my favorite.
01:23Cheska's favorite color.
01:25Right?
01:27This is my favorite.
01:29This is Sir Mario.
01:31We have a lot of Normal Burmese Pythons here.
01:33And of course, there are other types of snakes.
01:35So what can you tell us?
01:37Why is their length 20 to 25 feet?
01:39Burmese Python is the second to the largest snake.
01:42Longest.
01:44The biggest is the Reticulated Python.
01:46It grows due to genetics.
01:48You can see here,
01:50some are albino,
01:52some are normal.
01:54This albino,
01:56due to genetic mutation,
01:58they lack melanin.
02:00Melanin is what gives
02:02the color of the skin.
02:04So it has an absence.
02:06So it's a bit hard to see.
02:08So it's a bit hard to see.
02:10So it has an absence of melanin.
02:12That's why they are light colored.
02:14Compared to
02:16normal color Burmese Pythons.
02:18normal color Burmese Pythons.
02:20This one has melanin.
02:22This one doesn't have melanin.
02:24What is the biggest
02:26albino Burmese Python?
02:28This one here is
02:3017 feet in length.
02:3217 feet?
02:34But it grows up to 25 feet.
02:36Their lifespan is
02:3920 to 25 years.
02:41How do we take care of them properly?
02:43How do we take care of them properly?
02:45How do we take care of them properly?
02:47Is there a way?
02:49In captivity,
02:51they need to be fed regularly.
02:53In the wild, they rarely eat.
02:55They usually eat once or twice a month.
02:57They usually eat once or twice a month.
02:59That's how we simulate in captivity.
03:01That's how we simulate in captivity.
03:03We feed them chicken.
03:05Most of the time, chicken.
03:08We feed them once or twice a week.
03:10We feed them once or twice a week.
03:12Chicken.
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