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BBC Africa's post showcases the Vodun tradition in Ouidah, Benin, where communities revere Dangbé (Dan), the sacred python deity, treating royal pythons as divine symbols of protection, prosperity, and life force in rituals at sites like the Temple of Pythons.

Somewhere in Africa, a whole community is living alongside snakes. They consider snakes as gods and they even have a festival to celebrate the snake god they call Vodu Dangbe. Children wrap the snakes around their necks without fear as part of their tradition.

Somewhere in Africa, a whole community is living alongside snakes. They consider snakes as gods and they even have a festival to celebrate the snake god they call Vodu Dangbe. Children wrap the snakes around their necks without fear as part of their tradition. pic.twitter.com/4FZ6nso0WY

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) October 10, 2026

There are communities in Nigeria that also worship Python.
Pythons are non-venomous snakes.

Nice one..

Isese La Gba !

Xxxx

No be me you go see for this kind setting. My things dey always dey different
Abeg o

Hmmmm, no be small thing ooo

Guess they also adore snakes there

Idemili and Uli are two communities in Anambra where pythons are sacred. Monitor lizards are also worshipped in Orogun in Delta State.

We have places in Nigeria that adores snakes and monitor lizard.

Orogun Delta State

Nothing to debate here.

That is their belief as Jesus is to Christians, and Muhammed is to Muslims.

It is a free world.

At least, theirs is not imported, which reduces their slave status.

There are cultural values to the people's way of life. Today, it's called wildlife preservation. Cheers to the surviving ancients.

These people and voodoo 5&6

How did you allow the whites colonized you guys

GanagiBitrus:
There are communities in Nigeria that also worship Python.
Pythons are non-venomous snakes.

This one done the attach.. imagine this people

Snakes does not harm you only because it’s python. Why not go try rattlesnake or black mamba let’s confirm something.

When will they hold forest cobra or black mamba festival?

Omo, this is a no no for me, cant stand the memory aftermath.

Rapmoney:
Idemili and Uli are two communities in Anambra where pythons are sacred. Monitor lizards are also worshipped in Orogun in Delta State.

Monitor lizard also in Aboh delta state and ndonni river state

hopexter:
Snakes does not harm you only because it’s python. Why not go try rattlesnake or black mamba let’s confirm something.

In Benin republic I saw a child jumping on a cobra

If e no dey e no dey , these people Sabi jazz my guy

Idolaters

righteousness2 come see Idolaters

Aseyi samodun ..odun ayo la ma se o ..
God bless you all

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lordm:
We have places in Nigeria that adores snakes and monitor lizard.

Orogun Delta State

Nembe in Bayelsa state too. They worship Python over there.

Blunt99:
Nothing to debate here.

That is their belief as Jesus is to Christians, and Muhammed is to Muslims.

It is a free world.

At least, theirs is not imported, which reduces their slave status.

Gbam! Every body has the right to worship their own made up God.

Oya oya oya, where that viper and mamba, oya give dat girl wey say snake no d harm am, give am necklace, so her neck go les...

Na python go d play with una, now a whole anaconda wanable dong turn necklace and handbead

nlfpmod:
BBC Africa's post showcases the Vodun tradition in Ouidah, Benin, where communities revere Dangbé (Dan), the sacred python deity, treating royal pythons as divine symbols of protection, prosperity, and life force in rituals at sites like the Temple of Pythons.

Somewhere in Africa, a whole community is living alongside snakes. They consider snakes as gods and they even have a festival to celebrate the snake god they call Vodu Dangbe. Children wrap the snakes around their necks without fear as part of their tradition. pic.twitter.com/4FZ6nso0WY

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) October 10, 2026

I see Satan fall like a lightening

Mtcheww.

Why are they not worshipping Cobras, Mambas or Vipers and tying them round their necks. They go select 'weak' snake. Big for nothing

Na today!

There is a town in Kwara called Agbonda, snakes visit regularly. Anyone from this area can bear me witness. Eku Apa land is between Agbamu, Agbele and Omido, Mainasara..

Vodun is popular in republic of benin, they even have a public holiday for it...

Wetin I see for that country ehnnnnn.

hopexter:
Snakes does not harm you only because it’s python. Why not go try rattlesnake or black mamba let’s confirm something.

Every reptile can harm humans just as we human can harm them. Spiders, scorpions, mosquitoes (as small as they are) and many more. If we go near their territories or invade their spaces as long as we leave them alone, they leave us alone, it is all about respect and understanding.

Rapmoney:
Idemili and Uli are two communities in Anambra where pythons are sacred. Monitor lizards are also worshipped in Orogun in Delta State.

You are very correct. xxxxxx

judewrites:
Vodun is popular in republic of benin, they even have a public holiday for it...

Wetin I see for that country ehnnnnn.

I like the country. No religious discrimination.

AnotherAlien:
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Nembe in Bayelsa state too. They worship Python over there.

Accurately correct too.

They don't worship snake. They should try this with black mamba or Cobra, then I will believe they worship snake.