The pet that will make your skin creepy-crawl! Owner says he loves his 17-inch venomous centipede – and lets it run all over him
- Taiwanese biology student Neil Cheng Le, 26, owns Peruvian giant centipede
- He let’s exotic pet crawl on his bare skin and even use its feelers to touch his face
- Giant centipede’s stings are so toxic they can paralyse prey 15-times their size
The owner of a giant venomous centipede has released skin-crawling footage of his exotic pet scurrying all over his body.
Taiwanese biology student Neil Cheng Le, 26, bought the 17-inch female Peruvian giant centipede in 2014 when she was just a fraction of her fully-grown size.
Unsettling footage showed fearless Cheng Le letting the nameless creepy crawly scamper over his bare skin before it feasted on cat food.
Taiwanese biology student Neil Cheng Le, 26, with his 17-inch female Peruvian giant centipede
The venomous creepy crawly climbs on his bare arm (left) and brushes its feelers against the student’s face
The huge arthropod feasted on a chunk of cat food in unsettling footage released by Cheng Le
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But the 26-year-old doesn’t recommend his unique companion for everyone and warned only experts should handle the dangerous critters.
He said: ‘There’s definitely a risk handling venomous insects and it should be left to those with experience.
‘Their bite can definitely be painful but I never feel unsafe as I’m an experienced arthropod hobbyist. I have no problem letting her crawl over me and hand feeding her.’
The 26-year-old student said only people with experience with venomous animals should handle them the way he does
Centipede’s stings are so venomous they can subdue prey 15 times their size. Here, the student films his exotic pet climbing across his chest
Centipede’s stings, which are inflicted through their pincer-like front claws, can result in agonising pain, a blistering rash, nausea and fever.
Their bites are so venomous, they can subdue prey 15 times its size – a trait that meant the student had to pick his roommate wisely.
Neil said: ‘My roommate is just as crazy as me, he has his own venomous pets. She has always been very gentle and easy to handle.
‘However you need the right experience and knowledge to keep them healthy.’
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