Cobra scares Kwale residents from borehole-Kenya
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
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Residents
of Jaza-a in Kwale county were forced to go without water for two
consecutive days after a cobra crawled into a borehole that supplies the
area drinking water.
Elfridah Mwatibo said that the snake had been moving about in the
area hampering movement and daily chores as residents were fearful of
attacks.
Concerted efforts by locals to eject the serpent from the borehole
proved futile and were forced to seek the help of a snake handler from
Kenya Wildlife Service who managed to remove the 1.5 meters long snake
from the borehole in three minutes.
Nathan Gatundu, Deputy Senior Warden from Shimba Hills National
Reserve, confirmed the incident saying that the snake was indeed
poisonous and that they had lost many residents due to attacks from such
vipers.
Gatundu urged residents to exercise caution and immediately report
such incidents to avoid loss of lives due to snake bites since kwale is
prone to dangerous snakes.
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