written and photographed by Mary L. Peachin
Oct 1997, Vol. 2 No. 1
Pazi approached me carrying a double-barrel, high-powered Russian-made rifle. He wanted to escort me through the bush of Mbuyuni Camp to my tent located on the bank of the “mighty” Rufiji river in the Selous Game Reserve. He stopped abruptly, motioning several of us to halt. Walking behind the others, I missed seeing a spitting cobra slither across the path.