I've killed a snake, let's eat it

I ate snake meat. It was over salted, but it was not bad. Kind of like eating fish, because I had to be careful of the bones. Which my friend kept telling me how dangerous they are and that is why kids do not eat snake and one of the reasons many adults are afraid to, on top of their fear for living snakes, which is great. It was hilarious right after dinner and tea I went to my homologues house and after greeting her and asking about the fam; I blurted out “I ate snake meat for dinner!” We laughed together about that and the fact that I seemed so proud to have done so, she told me she never had snake before. It was a great end to my day of reading and playing with baby Amneta. I received a text message around 4 pm; “I’VE KILLED A SNAKE I’LL BE HOME AT HALF PAST 17”. Yes he can speak English and always types his messages in CAPS, my reply; “Ok cool, I’ll come over to check it out when you get home”. He knows I used to work with kids and show them live animals like snakes and birds; so I figured he just wanted to show me his kill and hold it like I did when a man was walking around my village with a live python. He is too sweet though; he invited me to eat the snake with him, because I told him I would like to try it one day. So now I can say I’ve eaten bugs, pigeon, and snake while in Mali. What next? He tells me dog meat is good for you and that cat tastes very good.

He went hunting in the bush to look for rabbits. Unfortunately, the rabbit hunt was unsuccessful. He did come upon a snake so he shot it, cut it and cleaned it and drove the 27 kilometers back to our village. Sometime in the next few months I think I’m going to make a hunting trip to, but instead of a gun I’ll use a sling shot. : )

Good eats!