uniquetechng:
That's a fvcking viper, it's not in anyway peaceful and it's highly venomous.

Gaboon vipers are not aggressive, they rearly bite humans.

duro4chang:
It is poisonous and harmful but edible. In Yoruba land it is called oka

That's not Oka
Oka is Cobra 🐍

shortgun:
Venomous but not aggressive, hardly attacks human, very peaceful creature.

If someone is ever bitten by this snake it's assumed the person is evil.

which kind talk b dis...kai😂😂,

900warriorz:
Move close to it unknowingly and see if you wont get bitten...does that make your assumption right?

I've handled this particular snake with my bare hands many times. They hardly bite people, they use their strong venom for prey.

Workch:
Well, maybe a small dog or puppy

It was an almost 1yr old dog ( a cane curso)
My dog was very ill that period, this exact snake crawled into the compound or maybe through the fence and had a face off with my dog.

It barked and fought the hardest it could, it was its bark that attracted occupants of the house.

Lo and behold this beautiful patterned snake was there battling with my dear Bruno (RiP).
It was killed that night, my dog died like a week later.

( I’m certain it sensed the dogs weakness, it has a huge head and I bet it’s jaws can open as wide as a mini bucket)

Yugoslavia247:


They don't attack humans except in error.

They mostly after food.

Even when you see them they won't strike at you. They are very clandestine.

Don't argue. Google is your friend.

Day play

Jestin:
I went to site today to complete the roofing stage in one of my buildings. Some workers were doing the wood work while i directed some to clear the compound because it was bushy.

One of the workers shouted snake and before a blink of an eye, they killed the snake. Cut off the head and tail and kept the body to be consumed later. I took some photos to share here because i know Lala and nairalanders love snakes.

Op please don't joke about this o...check the compound and surrounding very well..this is a highly dangerous venomous snake

It's so beautiful. Chai. They kill this beauty

tonididdy:


It was an almost 1yr old dog ( a cane curso)
My dog was very ill that period, this exact snake crawled into the compound or maybe through the fence and had a face off with my dog.

It barked and fought the hardest it could, it was its bark that attracted occupants of the house.

Lo and behold this beautiful patterned snake was there battling with my dear Bruno (RiP).
It was killed that night, my dog died like a week later.

( I’m certain it sensed the dogs weakness, it has a huge head and I bet it’s jaws can open as wide as a mini bucket)

maybe what you saw was a python, African rock python.
Gaboon vipers are not big enough to eat a big dog.

This is a rock python below, it can eat your dog, a gaboon viper can't

I hear you... Me don japa for any type of snake

shortgun:

Not all snakes are dangerous.
Many of them don't even have venom.

nepapole:
100% hharmless.... No chop am sha

Na so una take dey put people for problem so. Must u comment

OP, the snake "man-friend" with his thugs will soon come for you all. Better beware!

iamoyindamola:

Lol check the skin na

yea its Garbon viper

Viper

This is gaboon viper, highly venomous.

duro4chang:
It is poisonous and harmful but edible. In Yoruba land it is called oka

this is not oka, oka is cobra, I don't no this one name in yoruba.

It's a Gaboon viper

900warriorz:
..an hour you say? Op would be between life and death in 10mins. Will die if nothing is done in 20mins.

You're very correct bro.. The issue is i don't know why people make unnecessary jokes when serious issues like this come up.

Gaboon Viper. You are lucky it didn't see you first & felt threatened

OfficialSam:



Must you call him names for airing his opinion? Can you people grow up in this Forum? Bunch of toddlers everywhere.

It's obvious you're very stupid. Someone is here spreading misinformation and you're here talking about airing opinion.
Someone who thinks he's saying the right thing might get bitten by the snake tomorrow and think it's harmless not knowing he might end up dying within minutes.
If you don't know anything about something it's better you keep shut and learn rather than displaying your idiocy under the guise of airing your opinion.

Jestin:
I went to site today to complete the roofing stage in one of my buildings. Some workers were doing the wood work while i directed some to clear the compound because it was bushy.

One of the workers shouted snake and before a blink of an eye, they killed the snake. Cut off the head and tail and kept the body to be consumed later. I took some photos to share here because i know Lala and nairalanders love snakes.

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airliner:

Na so una take dey put people for problem so. Must u comment

No mind the clown... I no know how him take manage escape from circus.

Jestin:
I went to site today to complete the roofing stage in one of my buildings. Some workers were doing the wood work while i directed some to clear the compound because it was bushy.

One of the workers shouted snake and before a blink of an eye, they killed the snake. Cut off the head and tail and kept the body to be consumed later. I took some photos to share here because i know Lala and nairalanders love snakes.

Gibon viper! Highly venomous!

It's called 'gwobe de nisa' in Hausa meaning ' tomorrow is too far'

I believe you can deduce from that

Jestin:
I went to site today to complete the roofing stage in one of my buildings. Some workers were doing the wood work while i directed some to clear the compound because it was bushy.

One of the workers shouted snake and before a blink of an eye, they killed the snake. Cut off the head and tail and kept the body to be consumed later. I took some photos to share here because i know Lala and nairalanders love snakes.

First name that came to my mind is Gaboon viper. It's venomous.

This isn't a python.

iamoyindamola:
highly venomous
Gaboon viper

Very correct. Its a viper

oluwazoba:
this is not oka, oka is cobra, I don't no this one name in yoruba.

No. Cobra is sebe or agbadu

Pharaohny:

That's not Oka
Oka is Cobra 🐍

That is oka

Angelfrost:


Venomous and Poisonous are two different things...!

The venoms of most snakes are stored in a single tissue around the head, not the entire body, so when cooked and eaten, no harm comes to the eater... If they were poisonous, Eagles and other higher snake predators would have been extinct by now.

Poisonous animals may have no venom, but eating or sometimes merely touching them can lead to death because their entire skin or bloodstream and tissues contain harmful substances. Examples include some species of frogs and marine organisms!

Must you eat everything that walks the earth, swims in the sea, and flies in the sky. I don't think it's poverty. That can't be it.

nepapole:
100% hharmless.... No chop am sha

That snake is peaceful and sluggish but highly highly venomous. Infact in single bite it discharge loads venom

Angelfrost:


Venomous and Poisonous are two different things...!

The venoms of most snakes are stored in a single tissue around the head, not the entire body, so when cooked and eaten, no harm comes to the eater... If they were poisonous, Eagles and other higher snake predators would have been extinct by now.

Poisonous animals may have no venom, but eating or sometimes merely touching them can lead to death because their entire skin or bloodstream and tissues contain harmful substances. Examples include some species of frogs and marine organisms!

Good one.Had to Google this too.Thanks.

my father narrated an ugly experience with this snake; God rest his soul. He was returning from his farm at night and accidentally stepped on the snake's tail region. Thank God he had his safety boots on. The first three bites with the most venom were on the boot but when the snake eventually bit his upper leg region, the venom wasn't so much but he was still paralyzed in less than an hour. The saving grace was that the clinic close to his place had fresh Anti-Venin which they administered and saved his life.

venomous snake I tell you

shortgun:
Venomous but not aggressive, hardly attacks human, very peaceful creature.

If someone is ever bitten by this snake it's assumed the person is evil.

The name biko