Reticulated pythons (Python reticulatus) live in tropical rain forests in Southeast Asia, and can usually be found near water. These snakes have a complex geometric, netlike pattern over their skin, which is where they get the “reticulated” part of their name from. Strict carnivores, members of this species tend to ambush their dinner and can manage to swallow prey as large as deer.
Growing up:
As the longest snake in the world, reticulated pythons have been known to grow more than 30 feet in length, although it’s more common for them to measure around 20 feet. For the first two to three years of their lives, they can grow more than five feet in a year, after which their rate of growth slows down a little. If well fed, they can be more than 8 feet at a year old and more than 12 feet by the time they reach 2 years of age.
He is a Health, Science, and Environmental Journalist.
Christophe Uwizeyimana is a journalist with over seven years of experience in health, science, agriculture, environment, and climate change reporting. He graduated in 2017 from the University of Rwanda's School of Business and Economics and has been a reporter and editor at Radio Salus since 2016.
Key Achievements:
Completed Radio and Audio Production Skills program (2018) with FOJO Media Institute and the University of Rwanda.
Health Fellow for Excellence in Journalism (2023), organized by AGA Khan University, Kenya.
Fellow of OFAB-Rwanda Journalists, specializing in agricultural biotechnology reporting.
Awards:
Best Statistics Reporter (Radio Category) at Rwanda Data Journalism Awards 2024
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2024)
Health Reporting Winner at Development Journalism Awards (2023).
Health Award (2023) from ABASIRWA for reporting on HIV/AIDS.
Overall Winner in Science Reporting at 2nd OFAB Media Awards (2023).
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2022).
Anti-Corruption Journalism Award (2022) from the Office of Ombudsman.
Journalist of the Year (2018) in the Magazines department at Radio Salus.
Christophe is also an active member of Info Nile Journalists and Scientists' Coalition and the Rwanda Environmental Journalists' Organization. His dedication to impactful reporting has made him a recognized voice in Rwanda's media landscape.
He is a Health, Science, and Environmental Journalist.
Christophe Uwizeyimana is a journalist with over seven years of experience in health, science, agriculture, environment, and climate change reporting. He graduated in 2017 from the University of Rwanda's School of Business and Economics and has been a reporter and editor at Radio Salus since 2016.
Key Achievements:
Completed Radio and Audio Production Skills program (2018) with FOJO Media Institute and the University of Rwanda.
Health Fellow for Excellence in Journalism (2023), organized by AGA Khan University, Kenya.
Fellow of OFAB-Rwanda Journalists, specializing in agricultural biotechnology reporting.
Awards:
Best Statistics Reporter (Radio Category) at Rwanda Data Journalism Awards 2024
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2024)
Health Reporting Winner at Development Journalism Awards (2023).
Health Award (2023) from ABASIRWA for reporting on HIV/AIDS.
Overall Winner in Science Reporting at 2nd OFAB Media Awards (2023).
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2022).
Anti-Corruption Journalism Award (2022) from the Office of Ombudsman.
Journalist of the Year (2018) in the Magazines department at Radio Salus.
Christophe is also an active member of Info Nile Journalists and Scientists' Coalition and the Rwanda Environmental Journalists' Organization. His dedication to impactful reporting has made him a recognized voice in Rwanda's media landscape.
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