I-ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (eTN) – Isikhulu sezamahlathi eMnyangweni Wezolimo, u-Aiden Forteau, ukugxekile ukuhlukunyezwa obala kweGrenada Tree Boa, inyoka esengozini yokushabalala eyasetshenziswa ukuthuthukisa isenzo sokujabha ngesikhathi semigubho ye-jouvert morning carnival. lapho izinkulungwane zibuka imigwaqo yase-St George's.

Ngokwesayensi ebizwa nge-Corallus Grenadensis, u-Forteau uthe inyoka iye yehla ngamanani ngezizathu ezihlukahlukene, futhi ukuzisebenzisa njengezithombe ze-carnival kusize kuphela ukwehlisa inani labantu emahlathini esiqhingi.

Uthe iGrenada isayine izivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe eziphathelene nokuvikelwa kwezilwane ezisengozini, kodwa ayikho imithetho yendawo yokuvikela inyoka esengozini. “Kodwa eminyakeni edlule uMnyango Wezamahlathi ubambe iqhaza ezinhlelweni ezahlukene zokuqwashisa ngezemfundo ezibonakale zisebenza kuze kube kulo nyaka.

Isikhulu samahlathi sanezela: “Ama-jab jab aphinde athenga izinyoka emahlathini azisebenzisa ukuthuthukisa izenzo zawo, ngikhathazekile, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi uMnyango uzokhathazeka kakhulu ngoba lezi zinyoka ngeke ziphinde zithengwe. ehlathini kodwa uzoshiywa ukuze afele eceleni komgwaqo elangeni elishisayo.”

Ngokwesiko, ama-jab jab azozihlobisa ngezinyoka eziphilayo njengendlela yokuthuthukisa izenzo zawo futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ethuse abantu ikakhulukazi izingane ngesikhathi sokugxuma kwe-jouvert. Bese beyekwa beshona kodwa lo mkhuba wagcina usuphelelwe yisikhathi kulandela umkhankaso omkhulukazi eminyakeni edlule.

UForteau uxwayise ngokuthi lezi zilwane ezihuquzelayo, ezingenabo ubuthi, akufanele zisetshenziselwe lezo zinhloso ngoba phakathi kwezinto eziningi ezinhle ezizenzela i-ecosystem amandla okulwa namagundane. “Adla amagundane, futhi wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi amagundane angaba yingozi kangakanani kubalimi,” esho.

Izolo imigubho ye-Carnival iphothulwe njengoba bekugcwele amabhendi kanokusho emigwaqweni.