The discovery of a 1.5 metre long live snake in the abdomen of a cow being slaughtered shocked Keiyo South residents on Wednesday.
The residents of Kapkong’a village, Metkei location had gathered to have a share of the animal's meat when the snake was found.
Area chief Joseph Kimosop said the cow died on Tuesday evening after it developed stomach complications.
Kimosop said some men who were slaughtering the cow scampered to safety when the living snake was discovered.
"They discovered it as they slit the cow’s belly. It was killed as it attempted to crawl out of the carcass."
"We have never witnessed such an incident here. Villagers normally associate such incidents with witchcraft," the chief said.
Jonah Tenai, the owner of the cow, said the animal was eight months pregnant.
Tenai said the men who slaughtered it thought the creature under the belly was the unborn calf.
He said local veterinary officers are yet to demystify how the snake got into the cow’s stomach.
Tenai dismissed accusation by villagers that he was engaging in witchcraft, saying he not a believer in black magic.
