A 15-feet (4.572 metres)- snake has been killed
by a 23-year-old herdsman, Bayo Ibrahim, close
to the Ado-Afao-Ekiti road in Ekiti State.
Spectators called it various names, including
"Aminurin", "Ojola" and "Ako Monomono", which
are all Yoruba names for a massive snake.
It was learnt that the snake had been killing
domestic animals, including dogs, sheep, goats
and chickens.
The size of the snake attracted spectators from
as far as Odo-Ado, Oke-Ila, Basiri, Nova Road
and GRA in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, to the
sparsely-populated Afao road, turning it into a
Mecca of sorts.
The spectators said: "We have never seen
anything likethis"; "Is this what we have been
living with?" and "This is the wonder of the year
in Ekiti".
They pushed one another to catch a view of the
snake, which some said was big enough to feed,
at least 40 sturdy men.
Ibrahim, who hails from Ilorin, the Kwara State
capital, said he saw three snakes while grazing
his herd close to the road and killed them with a
cutlass.
He said: "I am a cattle rearer. I saw three
snakes in a small bush and killed them with my
cutlass. I sold two yesterday for N10,000 each. I
have also sold this last one for N10,000 to that
man.
"I have killed about 12 of such snakes. They
always kill our dogs and goats. But they have
not killed any person. They do not kill by biting.
They roll round their prey and suffocate it, until it
dies. If you want to kill them, aim for the head
and do not miss it, because if you do, it can be
fatal. If you are scared, do not go near it, but if
you are sharp and quick, you will kill it easily."
Many spectators said it was strange to see such
a long and thick snake.
Ajayi Adekunle said: "To me and most of us here,
it is new. I have seen such snakes many times in
movies, but never in real life. It will easily kill
and swallow humans. You can see how big it is.
Even a car cannot kill it. I urge people living in
this area to be careful, as more of this snake
may still be around here."
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