He discovers a gigantic earthworm in his garden

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A New Zealand boy had the best day of his life after he discovered a giant earthworm in his yard. 

Young Barnaby Domigan, 9, discovered it in his garden in Christchurch. 

While his mother considers it a nightmare-worthy worm, the child was very proud of it. 

He claims to like weird animals, and wrote the worm as cold and slimy. 

After taking a memorable photo with the worm , this one was put back in the garden soil. 

According to an expert it could be a very old species of earthworm, but it could not be identified .