Young men washing snake skin with sodium, salt and potassium in a pit at a local tanning industry in Kano. The local tanneries in Kano are Nigeria’s oldest and they are also the biggest suppliers of leather in Nigeria. This local tannery is said to produce goat, snake, crocodile, and alligator skins which are exported to different parts of the world. Nigeria.

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