I-Yacumama iyinyoka enkulu, efinyelela kumamitha angu-60 ubude, okuthiwa ihlala emfuleni i-Amazon. Izangoma zendawo zithi amaYacumama ahambela endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi umfula obilayo. Ezinganekwaneni zendawo, i-Yacumama kuthiwa ingumama wazo zonke izilwane zasolwandle, inekhono lokumunca noma iyiphi into ephilayo edlula ngamagxathu angu-100. Abantu bendawo babeshaya uphondo ngaphambi kokungena emfuleni, bekholelwa ukuthi ngemva kokuzwa umsindo, inyoka izoziveza uma ingaphakathi kwendawo.
Inganekwane Yacumama
I-Yacumama ingesinye sezilo ezidume kakhulu ezitholakala emahlathini ase-Amazon, eNingizimu Melika. Le nganekwane izwakala eParaguay, e-Argentina naseBrazil, futhi kuzo zonke lezi zindawo, abantu bazi u-Yacumama njengomvikeli wamanzi nokuthi akekho ongambalekela.
Abantu bomdabu babonile ukuba khona kwakhe, la madoda anikeza ubufakazi obumangalisayo bokuthi amaYacumama ashwabadela inyamazane yawo, futhi abonisa ukuthi akhafula amanzi amakhulu futhi ehlisa izisulu zawo. Abadobi abaningi abanakho konke kanye nezikebhe zabo banyamalele abanye bathi bezwe umsindo uqhaqhazela ngemva kokunyamalala kwayo; nangempela iYacumama iyaneliseka ngempango yayo.
Ukubukwa
Ngawo-1900, isikebhe samadoda amabili sahamba siyofaka isiqhumane emfuleni, ngethemba lokubulala amaYacumama. Ngemva kokuqhunyiswa kwayo, inyoka yavuka emfuleni igcwele igazi, kodwa ingafanga. Inyoka yabhukuda, yashiya amadoda enovalo olukhulu.
Titanoboa - izincazelo okungenzeka
Abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuthi lesi sidalwa siyinyoka engasekho eyaziwa ngokuthi i-titanoboa, inyoka eyakhula ibe ngamamitha angu-12, futhi abanye ososayensi bacabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi yanda.
Ososayensi nabo bakholelwa ukuthi le nyoka kungenzeka ukuthi yayinobuthi. Le nkolelo-mbono isekelwa ukuthi izinsalela zalesi sidalwa zitholwe zinezimbobo, okungenzeka ukuthi zidalwe ukulunywa okunoshevu kuphela.
Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo, kungenzeka ukuthi i-titanoboa yayiyisilwane esizingelayo. Cishe ukudla kwaso kwakuhlanganisa noma yiziphi izilwane ezinkulu ngokwanele ukuba ziphile, njengamagundane, izinyoni nezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane. Ucwaningo luphinde lwaphakamisa ukuthi i-Titanoboa kungenzeka ukuthi kwakuyinyoka yasemanzini, nokuthi izinsalela zayo zamathambo zitholakala kuphela ezindaweni ezigcwele amanzi.
