A photo emerged on the internet of villagers who killed a very long snake believed to be a mamba. Whilst others have celebrated this move others seem to advocate for the education of people to preserve wildlife .
In a social media post Member of Parliament Hon Joanna Mamombe had this to say:
Villagers need to be educated on the importance of having snakes in the ecosystem.
If there is a presence of deadly wildlife within communities, we urge pple to report to
@Zimparks
Killing snakes and other wildlife is unfortunate.
We need to protect wildlife and humans.
Others have argued that there is no medicine in the hospitals and clinics hence a slight bite will result in endangering life and nobody is willing to take that slightest risk
In 2923 Melody Chiputura a 17-year-old high school student from Rushinga died after the serpent lunged at her thigh and bit her inside the classroom,
Some of her classmates immediately killed the reptile — one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Melody was rushed to the hospital but died along the way.
School head Christopher Murenga said Melody had just returned to her classroom after spending time with her friends in sporting activities.
These types of accidents result in villagers not showing any mercy to any snake. The wild parks response is also not immediate and this does not give people the confidence to keep the snakes.
