In case you didn't know, certain species of centipedes are highly venomous.

But Taiwanese student, 26-year-old Neil Cheng Le, decided that keeping one of them as a pet is a good idea anyway.

In fact, he even lets the arthropod crawl all over him before hand-feeding it some cat food.

Then he gives the thing head scratches:

"Gentle and easy to handle"

According to Carters News, the biology student bought the female Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede (also known as Amazonian giant centipede) in 2014, when it was just a fraction of its size.

As an experienced arthropod hobbyist, Neil does not encourage an inexperienced owner to keep one as a pet.

Centipede bites can be "very painful", and may even cause "severe swelling, chills, fever, and weakness".

However, the student never had a problem with his centipede, and even describes it as "gentle and easy to handle".

Neil's roommate is apparently "just as crazy", and also has his own venomous pets.

Ok cool.

You can watch a video here:

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Top image by Neil Cheng Le via Carters News