Snake Traders of West Africa 🇧🇯
Snakes are sold in this market for their healing properties. Python represents the snake god of the local divinity. Here, animals collected from all over Africa are sold live or dried.
Most of these animals are ground into powder and used to treat various diseases, and such places are called Fetish Markets.
0:00 Intro
0:38 Plantain Sellers
2:57 We Came to the Fetish Market
5:53 He pulled a python out of the sack
10:25 Tasting Cassava Street Food
14:35 Deep Fried Sweet Dough
16:12 Man Painted Red, Asks Me for Money
21:35 Corn Milk