Meet the snake boy who sheds his skin every 41 days – See how he looks (See Photos)

Guys, meet Indonesian teenager Ari Wibowo –
snake boy, who sheds his skin like a snake every 41
days. Ari has shed his skin every 41 days since he
was born 16 years ago. He must soak his body in
water every hour – night and day – and smear
himself with lotion every three hours to prevent
drying out.
Photographer Nurcholis Anhari Lubis, 35, has
documented the little boy's condition as part of an
essay project and describes the boy's skin condition
as 'scaly like a snake about to shed his skin'. Mr
Lubis told Daily Mail Australia:
'It's really sad because he was not born normally
and has scaly skin all over his body,
similar to being severely burnt, from the sole of
his feet up to his head. If the boy doesn't
moisturise or soak his skin in water, his body
would shrivel and harden up like a sculpture and
he won't be able to move. If he leaves it
unattended for too long, he won't be able to speak
because the wrinkles inside his mouth would go
hard and it would dry out all his blood in his
body.'
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Mr Lubis said Ari's family were told by doctors at the
hospital where he was born that it did not have the
resources to treat the condition, and asked them to
take the infant away. He and his family now live by a
routine of constant washing and dressing his skin
with creams. Still, the boy is trying to live a normal
life in his village. Mr Lubis continued:
'He eats normal food like everyone else and his
favourite snacks are instant noodles and crackers.
He had trouble making friends when he was
younger and would often go and play with the
other kids but most of the time, they would avoid
him because he is different to everyone else.'
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Ari is taking lessons, but is forced to study alone
because of ignorance about his condition in the
community.
'No schools are willing to accept him because they
fear his skin condition would be contagious to
teachers and other students,' Mr Lubis said.
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Ari also suffers prejudice because of superstitions in
his village. Mr Lubis said many people blame Ari's
condition on a superstition that if a woman mistreats
animals while she is pregnant then it will affect her
unborn child. Some people believe Ari's mother
'tortured a lizard' she found in the family home when
she was pregnant with Ari. Ari has trouble talking
because of the condition and the vision in his right
eye is impaired, while the left must be kept moist with
constant drops.

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