wesley80:

And who made you a judge of pastors and prophets? Anyway, I do realize how difficult it must be for a SCROOGE to stomach a religion that preaches tightes, offerings and free will giving. You have my sympathy.

Odenigbo Aroli:

That's what they say and yes it did crawl into my room.

odumchi:

Your experience reminds me of when a huge python slithered into the house of a relative of mine. He immediately called all of his neighbors to help him corner the snake in order to prevent it from escaping. He finally delivered the fatal blow when he crushed the serpent's head with a huge stick. It's amazing to imagine that a few kilometers away, on the other side of Igboland, such vile beasts are revered.

ezeagu: They should have thrown it into the bush, but in Nigeria everything is in ike-ike.

PAGAN 9JA:



typical hot-headed christian attitude towards lifeforms. the fool is not aware it seems that pythons rarely harm humans. totally uncalled for. . *smh

odumchi: It's not normal for a giant python to crawl out of the stream and into a man's house, just like that. Besides, we don't tolerate snakes, where I come from.

odumchi:


It's not normal for a giant python to crawl out of the stream and into a man's house, just like that. Besides, we don't tolerate snakes, where I come from.

ChinenyeN:
Hence the expression: agwo no n'akirika.

@Topic: I find it interesting that snakes (or the python) receive(s) such a tolerable treatment up in that region, whereas it is normal to kill them and collect their sloughed skin in my area.

NRI PRIEST:

Well,not all snakes...

ChinenyeN:
Hence the expression: agwo no n'akirika.

@Topic: I find it interesting that snakes (or the python) receive(s) such a tolerable treatment up in that region, whereas it is normal to kill them and collect their sloughed skin in my area.

odumchi:

Exactly. It's quite strange.



What do you mean?

Odenigbo Aroli:

Agwo is different from Eke.

Valon4ego: it's quite well known/ rumoured that these serpents rarely harm those villagers. What i'd like to know is whether this is due to spiritual reasons or that it's not the nature of the animals to harm humans or as someone pointed out that when animals are treated nicely, they tend to reciprocate

Odenigbo Aroli:

Agwo is different from Eke.

odumchi:

I am well aware that eke and agwo are different. However, we treat all snakes the same, whether oguru (cobra) or eke nmini (python).

Valon4ego: it's quite well known/ rumoured that these serpents rarely harm those villagers. What i'd like to know is whether this is due to spiritual reasons or that it's not the nature of the animals to harm humans or as someone pointed out that when animals are treated nicely, they tend to reciprocate

tomakint:

Is it true that in a particular place at Okija cobras are venerated, don't know please enlighten me

ezeagu: The python seems to have spiritual value in many cultures, since this snake is believed to be the boys husband or wife in the past life and they have a shrine for it.

tomakint: @ Okija, is it true that there is a particular community at Okija where cobras (naja naja species) are reverred? Just asking and I believe you can do justice to that!

Okija_juju:


NONE!!!


Cobras are highly venomous and there is no community in Okija or Anambra in general (To my knowledge) that reveres the cobra...


Secondly, I dont even think cobras can be found in our parts of Nigeria..


So my Answer is NO!! No Igbo tribe worships the Cobra..

Ask for the python, Its understandable as Pythons dont carry poisonous venoms and rarely attack humans.. I have seen many of them in Anambra State crawling around majestically like they own the town. Its nice to see humans and serpents living in harmony.. My Yoruba friend almost pissed his pants at the sight of one in Obosi.

odumchi:



How can a full-grown Idemili guy like you fear pythons?

Ricky_Ross: @ PAGAN 9JA I have been following some of your posts and it appears you are neither a Christian nor a Muslim, so what do you believe in?
Do you believe theres a supreme God or you just dont believe in any God at all? People like you are rare in Nigeria. Almost everyone i know believes in Allah or Jesus/Jehovah.

After reviewing so many things I wanted to make a post about God, but I am afraid God will get angry with me. I want to know, WHY DOES GOD PERMIT HUMAIN SUFFERING? There are millions of kids around the world dying of cancer and other diseases yearly. I feel that God should not allow innocent children to die horrible death. As a man I cannot allow my children to suffer, each time my children get sick I feel very bad and terrible. Since God is our children why does he allow us to suffer. Ok I dont care about myself bc I am an adult and have committed sins, but what about children as little as 5 years? Many of them have brain tumor, cancer of the liver, leg, heart, heart disease, diabetes etc? I wish and hope God will cure/save these kids, they don't deserve to suffer at such tender age.

I am sorry this is off topic but I am just reflecting about life today so I am not in a good mood to talk about cobras and pythons, once again I am sorry

Ricky_Ross: @ PAGAN 9JA I have been following some of your posts and it appears you are neither a Christian nor a Muslim, so what do you believe in?
Do you believe theres a supreme God or you just dont believe in any God at all? People like you are rare in Nigeria. Almost everyone i know believes in Allah or Jesus/Jehovah.

After reviewing so many things I wanted to make a post about God, but I am afraid God will get angry with me. I want to know, WHY DOES GOD PERMIT HUMAIN SUFFERING? There are millions of kids around the world dying of cancer and other diseases yearly. I feel that God should not allow innocent children to die horrible death. As a man I cannot allow my children to suffer, each time my children get sick I feel very bad and terrible. Since God is our children why does he allow us to suffer. Ok I dont care about myself bc I am an adult and have committed sins, but what about children as little as 5 years? Many of them have brain tumor, cancer of the liver, leg, heart, heart disease, diabetes etc? I wish and hope God will cure/save these kids, they don't deserve to suffer at such tender age.

I am sorry this is off topic but I am just reflecting about life today so I am not in a good mood to talk about cobras and pythons, once again I am sorry