A man from Denver suburb thanked his lucky stars on Friday
when a snake found in his house saved him from further attacks from robbers
that had already axed him countless times all over his body.
Mike Zheve (52) who had gone to Mutare for a few days went
back home where he stays alone on Friday to a snake waiting to be his knight in
the dark night against intruders that had violently made their way into his
house by axing down his door.
“I was sleeping when I heard a loud bang on my door. Before
long the two males were already inside my house beating and axing me all over
my body demanding that I surrender my Huawei P20 phone, watch and all my money
to them,” said Zheve.
Zheve said he got suspicious of the duo who seemed to know
the type of phone he was using even though they hadn’t seen it.
“I took the watch off and gave it to them. As I retrieved
the money where I kept it, we saw a huge snake just next to my bed in the same
room. We all got a fright and the other guy quickly stroked it with the axe,”
said Zheve.
The duo split their attention as one of them tended to the
snake to check if it was alive while the other focused on counting the money
that they had snatched from Zheve.
“I took that as an opportunity to make my escape as they
had now fixed their attention on the snake and money,” he said.
They tried to go after him but Zheve hid in one of the
trenches that are around his house and they couldn’t find him.
“I was only wearing my boxer shorts with nothing on my
feet. Surprisingly the thorns that are all over this place couldn’t get to me
but when one of the guys tried to grab me he was thrashed by the thorns and had
to let me go.
“As for the snake I don’t know how it mysteriously got in
my house because that type of snake can’t get inside the house. Plus I wasn’t
around for about three days so I don’t know how it could have possibly gained
entry,” said Zheve.
Zheve said he went to alert people in the nearby houses in
Cowdray Park since his house was isolated. Before going to report the matter at
the police station and seeking medical attention, Zheve and some Cowdray Park
residents went back to Zheve’s place and found that the intruders had left the
snake displayed outside his house and had taken all his groceries. They left
the phone by the bedside.
The residents found a trail of mealie-meal from the 50kg
bag they stole. They followed it and it led them to Nyamandlovu road. The money
stolen was $500 and 10 000 rand.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said
the intruders were still at large and they were investigating the matter. He
said people with information about machete gangs had taken advantage of that
using rogue elements that scare people into thinking that they were machete
gangs. B Metro
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