Mr. Sonny Boodram of the “Valley of Tears” at the foot of Wismar Hill, has caught one of the strange little elusive snakes known in the district as “Acoushi Mamma.”
The snake has two heads and has been given the peculiar name because of the fact that it lives in holes in which Acoushi ants have their nests.
It is also believed to be poisonous.
Oldtimers in Wismar who delight in telling of their days in the Bush and of this country’s many beautiful and deadly snakes, have said that the “Acoushi Mamma” normally two feet long can stretch to more than double its length.
Mr. Boodram amazed onlookers by the ease with which he handled the reputed deadly reptile in its efforts to free itself.
(Guiana Graphic January 7, 1963).
