Neil Cheng Le with his weird pet centipede. (Source: dailymail.co.uk)

The owner of a giant poisonous centipede has released “goosebumps” footage of this bizarre pet crawling all over him.

Neil Cheng Le, 26, a biology student in Taiwan bought a giant Peruvian female centipede measuring more than 40cm in 2014 when it was a fraction of its current size.

The gruesome video shows Cheng Le bravely letting the unnamed centipede crawl on her bare skin before feeding it cat food.

However, the 26-year-old student does not recommend keeping centipedes as pets and warns that only professionals are qualified to handle such dangerous creatures.

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He said: “Obviously caring for venomous insects carries certain risks and should only be reserved for experienced people. Their bites can certainly be painful, but I did

. never felt unsafe, as I am an arthropod hobbyist and experienced arthropod I had no problem letting it crawl on top of me and feeding it with my bare hands. .”

Neil Cheng Le with his weird pet centipede.

Centipede stings, caused by their pincer-like claws, can cause pain, redness, nausea and fever.

Centipedes’ stings are so poisonous they can subdue prey 15 times their own size – which also means college student Cheng Le must choose his roommates wisely.

Neil said: “My roommate has a weird hobby like me, he also has poisonous pets. My centipede is gentle and easy to handle. However, to keep it healthy, you appropriate experience and knowledge is required”.