

Buddhist monk Wilatha holds a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


Buddhist monk Wilatha feeds a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


A rescued Burmese python peeks out of a monk's robes at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


Buddhist monk Wilatha poses with a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


Buddhist monk Wilatha poses with a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


Buddhist monk Wilatha feeds a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


A Buddhist monk at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary prepares to release Burmese pythons into a forest on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 30, 2020.


A family looks at rescued Burmese pythons at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


Buddhist monk Wilatha holds a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


A Buddhist monk and firefighters release Burmese pythons into the wild at a forest on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 30, 2020.


A rescued Burmese python lies on a Buddha statue at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


A rescued Burmese python lies on a Buddha statue near other snakes at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


Rescued Burmese pythons lie in a cage at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


A Buddhist monk holds a Burmese python at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.


Rescued Burmese pythons lie in a cage at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020.
Myanmar monk offers temple sanctuary for threatened snakes








