Crocodile lake

Burkinabe mythology states that because humans and crocodiles share the same spirit, sacred crocodiles won't harm humans. Burkina has two lakes famous for their sacred crocodiles, one in a village called Bazoulé and the other in Sabou. My brother Jeremy came to visit me for the past two weeks, and we went to Bazoulé to investigate. Do the crocodiles really know not to eat humans, or are they just too full from all the chickens that tourists keep feeding them to bother with larger game? You'll have to answer that for yourself.

You can sit on grandpa crocodile

You can pick up his tail, too

More Burkinabe mythology surrounding crocodiles: the crocodile was once an underwater animal like the fish. He wanted to come out of the water to sun himself on land, but he didn't know how to walk. A pig taught his crocodile friend how to use his paws. Upon mastering the art of walking, the crocodile ate the pig. To this day, crocodiles are ungrateful and continue to eat pigs.

A bad day to be a chicken

rawr

The lake is right in the middle of the village's fields, and crocodiles roam around and through the rice paddies where people work. There are over 100 crocodiles in the lake, and kids run right up to the water to look at them. Ultimately, the crocodile lake was similar to many situations in Burkina--moderately dangerous, but you'll probably be okay, but there's no safety rail. Don't get eaten.

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