A snake that swallows his friend will have a tail sticking out of his mouth.
More Igbo Proverbs:
A man with a missing tooth does not eat ugiri with relish.Igbo
A person who happens by a neighbor's house at dinner time, and is invited to join the meal, does not swallow such large morsels as to break the string of pearls around his neck.
Igbo
While the wooden idols are tormenting me, the termites are tormenting them.
Igbo
Knowing but not telling it is what kills old men. Hearing but not heeding it is what kills young men.
Igbo
If a baby crawls up to me and pinches me, I will get on my knees and pinch him back.
Igbo