What Wrong did the python do?

Yesterday, in one of our daily locals, there was a picture of a man showing off a python he had deliberately run over with his car. I felt bad with the killing of this snake. And I asked myself; do we really need to kill every python that we meet or spot without any cause? I think we should kill some of these wild animals only when they become a nuisance to our communities. Otherwise we need to protect our wildlife.

There are those of us who are fond of killing anything that passes our way even animals that are quite harmless or are in their natural habitats. I remember a friend doing this somewhere between Mzimba and Rumphi. It made me sad and it still does, to note that they are still many of us who don't appreciate the beauty our wildlife adds to Mother Malawi. Our fellow countries are beneffiting so much from the living wildlife and the people there jealousily guard their wildlife. Why can't Malawians emulate such a good example.

Please let's exercise caution when killing the animals we meet. Otherwise our children might end up lamenting "oh what a country without trees and animals!!!!".

Let's save our wildlife.