Mr Oniang’o, who is based in Nairobi, is passionate about photographing snakes, his phobia for the reptiles notwithstanding. With this information, Mr Oniang’o set out to investigate what made it easy to smuggle the snakes out of the country. At one point, I joined groups of reptile lovers and found people posting pictures of the Kenyan vipers for sale,” Mr Oniang’o shares. Mr Oniang’o says the country still has a long way to go in terms of removing the bad rap from snakes. To increase awareness about snake conservation in Kenya, he advises Kenyans to be proactive and learn about not just the two endangered snake species but all of them.

Source: Daily Nation July 19, 2020 07:52 UTC