A man in Afghanistan's central Parwan province, 75 km from capital Kabul, has been living with scorpions and snakes, a local newspaper reported Thursday.

Mohammad Shirzad, 51, has so far caught more than 10,000 scorpions and 3,000 poisonous snakes, daily newspaper Arman-e-Millie reported.

Shirzad, according to the newspaper, is still holding 80 scorpions and five snakes with himself at home.

He got this dangerous art from his father in childhood and biting poisonous sects and reptiles cannot affect him, he claimed.

Shirzad who used to live as refugee in Iran in the past said that once he spent 35 days with 6,500 scorpions in a room and set world record.

Works as homeopathic, Shirzad said that he makes medicines from venom of snakes and scorpions.

Shirzad is the first Afghan living in friendly relations with poisonous animals and the local authorities want to arrange an exhibition for him in Parwan's provincial capital Charikar in the near future, the report said.