₦airaland Forum

UYO—AN expert in snake management and Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Edem Archebong Eniang, has raised the alarm, that Ghana, Togo and Republic of Benin, had appropriated Nigeria’s annual export quota of 2000 baby-pythons to Europe, causing the country a huge loss in foreign revenue.
Eniang, a member of many professional bodies, including Boas and Pythons Specialists Group (BPSG) and Crocodile Specialists Group (CSG), in an interview with NDV, said that snake traders in the aforementioned countries sneak in pythons to Nigeria and surreptitiously exploit the nation’s allocation. The professor, who currently has 24 baby pythons in his manatee, said: “South Africa generates a lot of money from snakes and crocodile exportation. A standard python farm with veterinary section and rat producing unit will take more than N25 million. The profit margin is very high as only one female python can give more than 20 eggs and one baby python cost $400 in the USA when exported
“Convention on Trades in Endangered Species (CITS) law provides Nigeria a quota to export 2000 pythons to Europe annually. Regrettably, since I became a snake expert, Nigeria has never exported 200 pythons to the Europian market. We have always allowed Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic to use our quota after exhausting their quota. They smuggle baby pythons to Nigeria and export them from Nigeria to Europe using the quota reserved for Nigeria. How I came about my pythons “In Akwa Ibom state, specifically in Itu and Nsit Atai local governments, we have large deposits of royal pythons, which sell for $500,000 per one in the street of US. Pet shops sell them to parents, who give them to their daughters as congratulatory gift after graduation. This royal python does not see in the afternoon but see perfectly well in the night.” On how he came into snake farming, he asserted: “A construction company was constructing a road somewhere around Ibino Ibom in Akwa Ibom state where the bulldozer excavated a giant python. Passersby, who know his passion for snakes decided to bring the python to the University of Uyo
“Convention on Trades in Endangered Species (CITS) law provides Nigeria a quota to export 2000 pythons to Europe annually. Regrettably, since I became a snake expert, Nigeria has never exported 200 pythons to the Europian market. We have always allowed Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic to use our quota after exhausting their quota. They smuggle baby pythons to Nigeria and export them from Nigeria to Europe using the quota reserved for Nigeria. How I came about my pythons “In Akwa Ibom state, specifically in Itu and Nsit Atai local governments, we have large deposits of royal pythons, which sell for $500,000 per one in the street of US. Pet shops sell them to parents, who give them to their daughters as congratulatory gift after graduation. This royal python does not see in the afternoon but see perfectly well in the night.” On how he came into snake farming, he asserted: “A construction company was constructing a road somewhere around Ibino Ibom in Akwa Ibom state where the bulldozer excavated a giant python. Passersby, who know his passion for snakes decided to bring the python to the University of Uyo

Absolute nonsense.

Of all fields of learning and practice available in the whole wide world, it's snake management a human being will go and be specialising.

Some of these so-called experts are sick.

What the fvck is snake management? Very weird field.

someone should give this guy number to lala
..and please someone should help the guy above with sense

nextprince:
Absolute nonsense.

Of all fields of learning and practice available in the whole wide world, it's snake management a human being will go and be specialising.

Some of these so-called experts are sick.

What the fvck is snake management? Very weird field.

There is nothing wrong with it, snakes are part of our ecological system regardless of people's warped beliefs in this country..The professor is doing a damn good job..

Pythons are highly priced in Europe / US, potentially its a huge export earner for anyone who is willing to learn about them..Lets not bury our heads in the sand.