AngryNijerian:
I know one woman that python mistakenly bit in her farm. She said to the python; why will you bite me, don't you know that i'm daughter of the soil and besides i didn't intentionally march you. Immediately the python's venom started dripping off her leg. You will think its a story but it actually happened.

You don't kill python here, some see python entering their room at night but won't bat an eyelid and will probably sleep in that same room with the python. If you don't like its presence take a stick and take it out of your house while you throw the stick away because if you don't it will trace that stick back to your house.

Seriously.

pictures to back your claims..

or are they tales by moonlight?

JasonScoolari:
Lol, that's cool.

I hope you'll show me around when I come?

No way... .i hide from my village people

Padra:

No way... .i hide from my village people

You can't keep hiding.

judgementyard:
Nnewi too it's called eke nwadeana

You from Anambra right

Nuclear99:
You from Anambra right

Yes with pride

judgementyard:
Yes with pride

Ma nigga, Am from Nnewi South, you?

[quote author=Nuclear99 post=82264746]Ma nigga, Am from Nnewi South, you?[/qu8ote]
Nnewi north

[quote author=judgementyard post=82265038][/quote] You gallant bro

My town is in Ihiala LGA, we don't kill both python and Ewi. We have a shrine dedicated to python. Those days in the village python will enter our house and swallow our foul, the best we could do is to use stick to take it out. One of my cousin usually use hand to carry it to the bush. Ewi is also sacred. Ewi was like a domestic animal in my town. My grandfathers ban was a home to a lot of them. We only go there to chase them away to stop them from eating the yams. People from the neighbouring towns usually refer us as "Mbosi ichi eri ewi".

AngryNijerian:
I know one woman that python mistakenly bit in her farm. She said to the python; why will you bite me, don't you know that i'm daughter of the soil and besides i didn't intentionally march you. Immediately the python's venom started dripping off her leg. You will think its a story but it actually happened.

You don't kill python here, some see python entering their room at night but won't bat an eyelid and will probably sleep in that same room with the python. If you don't like its presence take a stick and take it out of your house while you throw the stick away because if you don't it will trace that stick back to your house.

Pythons don't have venom lol.

python they even bite, I was told it only swallow.

In much of Anambra, it is a taboo to kill or harm a python. I remember one time I was driving to somewhere in my village. A Python was trying to cross the road but it was sluggish. We all had to wait in hold up for a good 20 minutes until this massive python crossed the road.

As an Anambra man, when I see pictures of people killing Python, even cooking it to eat, I'm very angry

In some parts of Igbo land, that animal is sacred.

Agulu, some parts of Dunukofia, Idemili and very many parts if Anambra don't allow the killing of pythons.
I remembered asking one old man why they are not killed, his answer... " did it attack me, did it swallow any animal I'm rearing, why should I be wicked to them, why didn't I use o stick or something to shove it off?" Questions were so much that I had to apologize (ordinary question o).
Most Anambra communities don't kill pythons

I thought about this yesterday when I was bathing.....I laugh out loud when people say there is nothing like jazz in Africa....I remembered when I was young when things are not moving well for my parents in lagos....my parents decided to move me down to the village to stay with my moms brother in Anambra State ozubulu precisely.......it's well known that ozubulu people don't kill Python...I remember having my bath together with Python in our bathroom....it won't even attack me...it will jst wrap itself one side....I also remembered cooking in our kitchen several times.... Python will jst pass through my legs without attacking me.... that's when I know that Snake body is always cool...that's why they like staying in a cool place....i also remembered waking up some times seeing Python by my side...it really baffle me anytime I think about it nw....I spent more than 3 years there...for once I never heard or see where Python attack anybody....I swear there is power in this world....nw if I see small tiny snake I go run like tomorrow no dey

gidgiddy:
In much of Anambra, it is a taboo to kill or harm a python. I remember one time I was driving to somewhere in my village. A Python was trying to cross the road but it was sluggish. We all had to wait in hold up for a good 20 minutes until this massive python crossed the road.

As an Anambra man, when I see pictures of people killing Python, even cooking it to eat, I'm very angry

In some parts of Igbo land, that animal is sacred.

I buru motor fu Eke, Igba brake...That's the right thing to do..


you did well.

OruExpress:
I believe the python is respected like this in Imo, Anambra, Rivers and Abia. I think they can kill it in Enugu and Ebonyi and I don't know about Delta and Edo

I think so, I went for one Christmas like that some years ago with a friend and we went to a bar in town at Ebe in Udi LGA, Enugu state, could you believe that someone brought one huge python that had been killed for the owner of the bar to buy?
I couldn't even stand the sight, whoever tries that in Nibo, Awka South LGA go hear am

mightyokwy:
My town is in Ihiliala LGA, we don't kill both python and Ewi. We have a shrine dedicated to python. Those days in the village python will enter our house and swallow our foul, the best we could do is to use stick to take it out. One of my cousin usually use hand to carry it to the bush. Ewi is also sacred. Ewi was like a domestic animal in my town. My grandfathers ban was a home to a lot of them. We only go there to chase them away to stop them from eating the yams. People from the neighbouring towns usually refer us as "Mbosi ichi eri ewi".

I thought you can only kill the bad one but leave the Good one bald python.
Can anyone give the English name to ewi from a TVC documentary on YouTube I am assuming ewi Is monitor lizards

I have read everything here and there is a lot of misinformation. First, pythons are not venomous. This is for the person that said a python bit a woman and the venoms came out. Second, the variety of pythons not killed by some northern Igbos are the African ball pythons. They do not grow to become giant beasts like the ones we see on Nairaland killed by people in bushes. The ball python is smaller and generally doesn’t attack people. An African rock python would swallow you if it’s extremely hungry and can’t find food. There is a big difference between these species. Biko let’s learn to be guided, umunnem.

sultaan:


I thought you can only kill the bad one but leave the Good one bald python.
Can anyone give the English name to ewi from a TVC documentary on YouTube I am assuming ewi Is monitor lizards

We don't kill python at all. Ewi is rabbit. Bush rabbit.

Damsonkc:
I have read everything here and there is a lot of misinformation. First, pythons are not venomous. This is for the person that said a python bit a woman and the venoms came out. Second, the variety of pythons not killed by some northern Igbos are the African ball pythons. They do not grow to become giant beats like the ones we see on Nairaland killed by people in bushes. The ball python is smaller and generally doesn’t attack people. An African rock python would swallow you if it’s extremely hungry and can’t find food. There is a big difference between these species. Biko let’s learn to be guided, umunnem.

Don't bring unnecessary English here.
No be only you go school.

Your father's wasn't aware of all these grammars on snake and as such you don't know more than them..

Ndi jere akwukwo hapu uche....

Area4Area:
I think so, I went for one Christmas like that some years ago with a friend and we went to a bar in town at Ebe in Udi LGA, Enugu state, could you believe that someone brought one huge python that had been killed for the owner of the bar to buy?
I couldn't even stand the sight, whoever tries that in Nibo, Awka South LGA go hear am

Very true...

You can't see Enugu and Ebonyi here ..Dem be consumers.

Nsukka alone can put it as meat in your food. If you don't check well u eat..when u finds out later...u go want kill yourself.


It happens to my sister...though her friend done already dey sewara the thing... before she discovered.


The girl nearly vomit her neck commot that day...

Area4Area:
I think so, I went for one Christmas like that some years ago with a friend and we went to a bar in town at Ebe in Udi LGA, Enugu state, could you believe that someone brought one huge python that had been killed for the owner of the bar to buy?
I couldn't even stand the sight, whoever tries that in Nibo, Awka South LGA go hear am

hahaha, I saw someone posting a video from Ebonyi of them killing a python, I hurt inside.

MelesZenawi:



Don't bring unnecessary English here.
No be only you go school.

Your father's wasn't aware of all these grammars on snake and as such you don't know more than them..

Ndi jere akwukwo hapu uche....

It’s up to you to choose to be ignorant. I wonder what exactly is the reason why you believe you have the right to tell me what to write here. Your forefathers knew everything and they sold their brothers into slavery. Dumb folks like you need to remain in your caves. You don’t like the Igbo tradition as much as I do and it’s up to me to do away with any aspect of it I choose.

Damsonkc:


It’s up to you to choose to be ignorant. I wonder what exactly is the reason why you believe you have the right to tell me what to write here. Your forefathers knew everything and they sold their brothers into slavery. Dumb folks like you need to remain in your caves. You don’t like the Igbo tradition as much as I do and it’s up to me to do away with any aspect of it I choose.

And keep whatever you deem fit to yourself not spreading it here.


Wonders.

MelesZenawi:



And keep whatever you deem fit to yourself not spreading it here.


Wonders.

No ones has given you any right whatsoever to tell me what to do. The assumption that you have an opinion on my comments shows how deluded you are. Keep your worthless thoughts to yourself. I never called you into my posts.

Damsonkc:


No ones has given you any right whatsoever to tell me what to do. The assumption that you have an opinion on my comments shows how deluded you are. Keep your worthless thoughts to yourself. I never called you into my posts.

Eziokwu bu ndu..

That's all.

Damsonkc:


No ones has given you any right whatsoever to tell me what to do. The assumption that you have an opinion on my comments shows how deluded you are. Keep your worthless thoughts to yourself. I never called you into my posts.

Eziokwu bu ndu..

That's all.

OruExpress:
In Igbo cosmology, Ala, the earth, delivers messages using pythons. We believe that if you understand one thing you understand all things. Those that observe the python are observing the rivers and those who are observing the rivers are learning about Ala.

In the beginning of the world all was water. This water is called Oshimirri. Yorubas call it Osun Oyi. The primordial water where all things come from. When Oshimmiri formed into Ala, the streams and rivers remained and from then the python emerged.

the Python is the messenger of Ala. And because it was on the land before man, man had to negotiate with the python to inherit its land. The Python is the true land lord in many communities and the laws of the land similar to lease agreement. An oath ancestors make with Ala in order to remain worthy of the lands gifts. Every now and then a python emerges, and performs a function similar to a land lord touring their property.

Where the pythons meet, shrines are build because the presence of Ala is concentrated there.

Some people believe we worship pythons or even the shrine. That is not true. We respect the python because it was there before us and seek to live in peace with it as tenets on this earth. Shrines indicate where spirits gather and the python being the messenger, knows where.

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. Every part if this world belongs to God Almighty and not to any Python.

Atigba:


You will do 7 days burial for the python and mourn her for 21 days or be banished forever

Africa magic...las las

MelesZenawi is a yoruba man masquerading as Igbo, to divide Igbos.

somewhere in IMO STATE , emekuku or emiir ...they don't kill snakes(eke) there too..