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Goodness snake! 10-year-old Zachart Vilpors is attached to his pet boa constrictor, Danger - and another household pet, Stickly, seems to regard him w(...)

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Goodness snake! 10-year-old Zachart Vilpors is attached to his pet boa constrictor, Danger - and another household pet, Stickly, seems to regard him w(...)

Date10/17/1979

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Goodness snake! 10-year-old Zachart Vilpors is attached to his pet boa constrictor; Danger - and another household pet; Stickly; seems to regard him with considerable interest too - but the boy's mother thinks it's time for them to part and wants to sell the snake. Zack has kept the boa's skins as they've been shed.

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