Eighteen-year-old Sarafena Martin got the scare of her life when she went to pick up her nephew at the Farm Nursery School on Friday and saw a caiman coming out of the weed-infested trench.
She ran into the school building and raised an alarm. But by the time parents and teachers ran out, it had already disappeared. The school is located next to a trench along the sea dam and Friday was not the first time a caiman was seen close to it. Snakes would also be seen around the area.
A few parents and residents gathered in front of the school at Farm, East Bank Essequibo yesterday to highlight the issue. They told this newspaper that they learnt that reptiles would go into the school as well, especially if there is a flood.
Describing the area as a jungle, they said it has
