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| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Chris95(m): 9:50pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sholikay: ..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol...Hahahaha*laughn nd holdn my stomach*...bros abeg dem send u? D song go get rap? |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by lekkie073(m): 9:55pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sholikay: ..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol...hahahaha  abeg no kill me with laugh . |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Chris95(m): 9:56pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sholikay: ..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol...Hahahaha |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nobody: 9:57pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
tpapi: I prefer to serve in borno state than that snake infested village Dude If BokoBoys handle U once ; Just imagined getting romantic hug by a suicide bomber or Okposi Snake ........ U better choose Snake !!! There are some places one should not even consider for adventure .....what a tradition !!! U will even bury th snake with burial rites kwaaaaa .......Twaaa!!! |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by mooregan(m): 10:06pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Who send me make I even read this thread, fear don de catch me, lol. Snake is actually what I hate n fear most. OP thanks for informing me, make I start to de kabash against being posted to Ebonyi come next year. *tongues* madaka tara bajeu alav arahe jaiak* 1 Like |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Cityofdavid(m): 10:09pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
otikpoko: sociology and anthropology |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Cashio(m): 10:16pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Nightshift: As Perikomo would say " Omenani ndi diri ha"oo ihe nwute,ego mere m ka m mara na izu ka mma na nne ji ka i mara |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Cashio(m): 10:18pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Nightshift: As Perikomo would say " Omenani ndi diri ha"oo ihe nwute,ego mere m ka m mara na izu ka mma na nne ji ka i mara. Izu ka mma na nne ji eee.. Izu ka mma na nne ji eee.. Obi nwanne mere m ooo |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nightshift(m): 10:19pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Lordave: Danfodio road behind Enyimba stadium.Nwa Aba for life, Olisa gozikwa gi, Nwanne Mmadu! |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nightshift(m): 10:27pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Cashio: oo ihe nwute,ego mere m ka m mara na izu ka mma na nne ji ka i mara.Konkiri, Konkiri, Konkiri, Kwarakwata kwaa.... O ga atukwuta ya aja ma o bu Konkiri! Great music! It was the first Gangster music in Igboland. |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Cashio(m): 10:44pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Nightshift: Konkiri, Konkiri, Konkiri, Kwarakwata kwaa.... O ga atukwuta aja, ma o bu Konkiri!obu maka asiri ha.. Hara asiri ha ee.. Hara asiri ha. |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by mayorcowboy: 11:10pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
culture as define as pple way of life.since d so called green snake dd nt disturb u, let them.ok |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by sholikay(m): 11:10pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
killuminati: guy, you nor wise? No vex na question oh...yessssss......are u satisfied with dat reply?. |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by sholikay(m): 11:15pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Chris95:..na inspiratn o..i think d lyrics make sense,maybe i go feature lil wayne... |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by lawizle(m): 11:22pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
collins.123: Diagnosis: Confusion |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Eseries(m): 11:43pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Good old memories! Attended FGC Okposi We no send those green snakes then, if any one show our hostel emm own don be....we go kill am straight! The snake is not venomous, my friend was once bitten by one. People you only get to see these snakes once in a while just like any other village, it is not like the whole roads in the village are covered by them. Love Okposi sha! Umu egirima Okposi no na ekaa (nairaland), ekene dili unu o!(Real Okposians, hope I got that) |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by akraym(m): 11:47pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
This story is too long. Can some1 please summarize |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Bgino(m): 11:53pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
i never knw smbdy wt this experience i had will make front page.mine was terrible..after casting my first floor slab at a building project i came t supervise at Amenu okposi,i decided to rest at the improvised accomodation my client gave to me and my crew.lo and behold a green snake in the same bed wt me lyin side by side obviously waiting for wall ghecko.the reptile had surreptiously crept in tru an opening in the hot aftrnoon looking fr a meal.the okposi mythology have it that this green reptile had saved a small child from danger during the ancient invasion from neighbourig waring communities..i will never return to that town 1 Like |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nobody: 12:05am On Jul 08, 2013 |
sholikay: ..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol...Now I can sleep |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by ACM10: 12:15am On Jul 08, 2013 |
emmygod: Enugu state is more civilized in south eastern part of Nigeria. when i was serving in udi, the people have no reverence to deity ot totem. The town Ukana re not worshipping anything. nighty nine percent of them re predominantly christian. Unlike other neigbouring state like Anambra they still pay homage to python chinua achebe describe in his book the arrow of god. Deity re still respected. My visi to Ngwa land in abia state shows that there re not pegans.There customs re civilized. Now, let me tell you this, YOU ARE NOT CIVILIZED! You worship God/god that is a figment of men imagination. You are not different from white supremacist. Your definition of civilized is when someone worships your god. They don't worship green snakes, but it is their sacred animal. The sacred animal in my town, Ogidi in Anambra state is python. Your town is not more sophisticated or civilized than us. Have respect for people custom and tradition. 1 Like |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by ACM10: 12:20am On Jul 08, 2013 |
Bj5all: Duh! Most snakes does not have venom. The ones that have venom only use it to paralyze their prey. They only bite humans in self-defence when they are provoked. 1 Like |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by 19naia(m): 12:22am On Jul 08, 2013 |
THE GREEN MAMBA is no snake to joke around with or trap yourself in a room of tradition with....It is fast on land and in trees or any bush in general...they like to run away first if they can but if trapped,they are very fast and it is one of the worlds snakes whose venom is fast acting and very hard to survive because it shuts down the autonomic nervous system which means the heart stops and no blood flows,the lungs stop inflateing and the entire body begins massive nervous sytem overload with movements as if the body is possessed by squirming evil,and that would be the literal truth about that venom...black mamba also.....the green mamba is easily identified by the black color inside its mouth and its tendency to rear up like a cobra and hiss when cornered on the ground...all encounters i had in the bush,the snake always slithers away through the branches,but the open ground can find yourself being chased by the fastest snake on earth....I have been chased by a small black mamba before..it chased me until i stopped and turned to face it and it then reared up like a cobra and hissed and then turned to flee from me...it had a very black inner mouth when it opened it at me and hissed.....I was not chased by a green mamba but when i was searching a box it rested in,it jumped over my head passing my hand and face by only centimeters,i saw it as high as the house roof before it fell back down and slithered like lightning....even with my hand in the box with it,it prefered to jump over and away from me rather than to bite me....it was hissing as it jumped past my head out of the box i was bent over with my hand inside that box... |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Solowande(m): 12:31am On Jul 08, 2013 |
gunpoint: Deed I make frontpaige? Wow!U Spent all ur time n effort typin n postin dis just 4 d joy of ur comment to be in frontpage? guy na wa 4 u |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by amiebeauty(f): 12:39am On Jul 08, 2013 |
As an okposi girl...i was rily interested in wot u wrote about Aka (d green snake) and i must confess that u did justice 2 it..in almost every culture 1 thing or d other is revered..n in ma place it is d green snake...which is quite harmless by d way.in Awka where i school..theirs is the monkey. buh i av an issue wit ur comment that "their ladies were readily available to meet d intimate needs of corpers".it is a very ugly comment n an insult 2 okposi ladies. |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nobody: 1:14am On Jul 08, 2013 |
This topic reminds me of my service year: when I discovered that snake meat was a delicacy to most corps members from Yoruba tribe, I stopped buying food from "mama puts" that were from the tribe. Where I am from, killing monkeys is prohibited. (Un)Fortunately the monkeys have become almost extinct. I don't get why the snakes aren't extinct: abi the youths in such communities no fit sell am? |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by ceeceeco: 1:24am On Jul 08, 2013 |
PAGAN 9JA:Anything that wants 2 harm u, harm it. But anything that's nøt ready 2 harm u, free it. If i'm assured that the snake wøn't harm me then i have nø reasøn 2 harm it. But if it's øut 2 harm me, then i have nø chøice. |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by NEROSKY(m): 2:28am On Jul 08, 2013 |
ACM10: You made me comment.... When it comes to civilization don't compare Enugu WIf anambra.... Enugu na New York wher anambra dey.... 1 Like |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by ACM10: 4:58am On Jul 08, 2013 |
^ What point is this one making?  Abi na by force to comment? |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by drake2(m): 5:05am On Jul 08, 2013 |
collins.123: lol. I like ds Guy, "Target " still dey? |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by nnanyereugo(m): 6:00am On Jul 08, 2013 |
Olekumaster: @OP, i pity your life. You think say snake sabi education or adventure(or whatever you call it) ni? Go read about Adam and Eve.. may GOD save u d day u go 2 my village & dare try 2 kill dat snake, evn papa oritsejafor will nt save u cois he'll tel u dat u should kno beta 2 gv 2 ceasar wat belongs 2 ceasar. Till i c u in OKPOSI LAND! |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by nnanyereugo(m): 6:06am On Jul 08, 2013 |
sd-6: hahhahahaahhahaha....Lolzzz AKA PU ko... AKA go ni... Guy try 2 d com villa abeg. Try com dis october, d best period in our LAND. U'll c pple 4rm far & near. |
| Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by yommy2sure(m): 6:14am On Jul 08, 2013 |
Great write up @op, keep it up. I served in Ebonyi in 201O/2011 but in OHaukwu Lga but heard stories of the snake islands too. Well done! |
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