a conversation with my bataata

E: Ba Neddie. There are snakes in this village.
N: I know, they are in the bush.
E: No. There are reptiles that are snakes, but there are also people that are snakes.
N: Oh.
E: Yes. That neighbor, the man next door; he is a snake.
N: Oh.
E: My wife, you know, my wife... the way she acts, in this village, it is not right.
N: Okay.
E: Without her. I could not... these kids...
N: I see.