- Residents of Corner C in Kericho county said they were living in fear because of snakes that invaded their street and roads
- According to some residents, they saw them sunbathing and feared that they might be attacked even in the evening when they were leaving the market.
- The residents asked the government to save them from the snakes as they are also afraid of their cows and children
Residents of the Kericho-Kisumu highway are living in fear after snakes started invading their homes.
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Where is Corner C in Kericho?
In a video shared online by @lucolive, snakes were seen crawling in the distance. At one point, the snakes were in a tree near the road basking in the sun, which caused quite a stir as people stopped to watch.
“I have personally seen three or four snakes and even went further down a small hill and saw a hole where he is hiding. It is not an ordinary snake,” said a resident of Corner C there Kericho.
“These snakes are very dangerous for children and women who go to fetch water, we live in great danger especially in the evenings because we keep wondering if the snakes have passed or not,” said another resident.
Corner C residents now want the Wildlife Service to Kenya to come and get the snakes.
Kenyans are talking about the video
gems:
“What they call a big snake is actually a small snake for those who have seen what a big snake looks like.”
jacybaby:
“Snake is something to lie about and go away get stuck they will say come and there are many of them.”
Maggy Mutuku973:
“Now snakes are something you fear for sure when you come to us who are in Tsavo.”
isahmwangi:
“Could it be bcoz of this extreme cold, they are lost in the forest?”
top-7:
“We are in a dangerous place, we are even close to death 💔.“
son of chaos:
“The snake is non-venomous and cannot attack anyone unless it provokes it, it will kill its prey by squeezing it.”
Big snakes are invading student hostels
In another story, a clip of TikTok of the snakes that invaded the student hostel gained a lot of attention on social media, gathering a lot of comments with thousands of likes and comments.
People reacted to the video as they rushed to the comment section to express their thoughts
TUKO.co.ke spoke to Nick Evans, a snake catcher who gave insight on what to do when one encounters a snake.
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