A teenager from South Africa has developed an unusual yet strong bond with a 10-foot long Burmese long python, a bond that has been sustained for two years. The teenager, 11th-grader Simone Naidoo, got the python named Theo after falling in love with snakes at 10 years old. She saw the slithery creatures displayed at a window during a grade school fair.

A homeless chef, 43-year-old Anthony Delaney, made Gatwick Airport his home for over three years. Delaney only left West Sussex airport to collect his jobseeker's allowance but kept on going back even when he was banned from the premises. He was remanded in custody to be sentenced on March 10. Despite his weird behavior, the court said Delaney did not suffer from mental health issues, nor was he a drug user or an alcoholic. According to him, the airport makes him "clean, dry and warm. "

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals bestowed the Dog and Cat of the Year Award to Toby, a 2 1/2-year-old golden retriever and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, respectively, during ceremonies held Friday in Rockefeller Center in New York City. The two animals were cited for saving the lives of their masters during critical periods and weird circumstances.

A 24-year-old woman was robbed of her keys and cell phone, after which the suspect took off her shoes and licked her toes. Commander Kevin Casper said the attack was "weird sexual behavior. "

A 23-year-old heart transplant patient has finally seen her old heart at a London exhibition. Heart transplant patient Jennifer Sutton suffered from restrictive cardiomyophathy since her late teens and donated her old heart to the Wellcome Collection after she received a transplant. "It was slightly surreal but amazing at the same time to see the object that had caused me so much pain and anguish," Sutton said. "I was really curious and excited to see it but at the same time I am trying to love the heart I have now. "