Zimbabwean jailed for nine years for eating python meat

A Zimbabwean man has been jailed for nine years for eating python, a protected species, a Zimbabwean daily reported on Friday. Archwell Maramba said he had been eating the snakemeat for its medicinal value. Acting on a tipoff, police found the 58-year-old drying snakeskin and python meat stashed in his house. His arrest, conviction and sentencing took six days.

I wanted to eat the python to cure my spine and since I ate my first python I have seen remarkable improvement.

Archwell Maramba, as quoted by NewsDay