A man used a spear to kill a python that had earlier strangled his pregnant goat in a village in Kombewa, Kisumu County.
The incident happened in Kasimori villageon February 23 evening, police said.
There was panic at the Kombewa police station when the man delivered the dead goat and four-meter-long python to report the incident.
The man used a cement bag to carry the carcass of the goat and python and told police he heard the goat which he had tethered at a field bleating.
He rushed to the scene only to find the snake had captured it and coiled itself around the goat.
The man said he rushed back to his house and got hold of a spear which he used in killing the python.
By then, the goat had died. He then carried them to the station to report the matter. Police called Kenya Wildlife Service officials who visited the scene and took custody of the carcasses for safe disposal.
The officials told the man whose goat was killed he will be compensated.
A similar incident had happened in Ugunja, Siaya County where a man killed a python after it had fatally strangled his dog last month.
Officials said the 52-year-old man who killed a python after it attacked and killed his dog at Luoka village Madungu sub-location in Ugunja Sub-county, Siaya County would receive government compensation.
The incident, which drew attention after trending online, prompted a visit by a team from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) led by Grace Kariuki, Senior Warden for Kisumu and Siaya Counties.
Speaking at the home of Charles Osore, Kariuki thanked him for cooperating with authorities despite the loss of his dog, saying that they visited to support him and to begin the compensation process.
Osore shocked many after killing the constrictor snake that had attacked his dog, then took both carcasses to the local police station.
He carried them on his bicycle attracting the attention of road users.
His dramatic protest was aimed at drawing attention to the rising cases of human–wildlife conflict in the region.
KWS officials assured residents that the government will handle the matter and emphasized the importance of reporting wildlife incidents promptly.
The team also pledged to conduct awareness sessions in the area to educate communities on how to respond to wildlife encounters.
Osore lauded the government for heeding the community’s concerns, while urging Kenya Wildlife Service officials to act with speed and efficiency whenever reports of human–wildlife conflicts are raised
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