Lesson from Cameroon
by Ellen Rocco on June 7th, 2011
Apprentice Billy McNamara, team boss Bill Knoble (looks a little worn out by the young help), and apprentice Pierre Nzuah.
In an earlier post, I introduced you to Pierre Nzuah, our summer farm apprentice from Cameroon who is attending Canton College. Pierre stays in touch with his life in Africa through the miracle of the internet. From time to time, he shares with us photos of family, friends, his country. This past week, we’ve been mesmerized, more than once, by a python hunting technique used in Cameroon. Pierre explained it to us–we couldn’t believe we were understanding him correctly–and then he found this video of the process. By the way, the python is a food source in Cameroon.
Ok – that gave me the heebie-jeebies!! Bon appetit!
Oh my goodness! I was expecting something like a 2 foot long grass snake. Then they pulled that monster out of the ground…