Esifundazweni sase-L'Aquila, esifundeni sase-Abruzzo, kukhona idolobha elibizwa ICocullo. Akunabantu abangaphezu kwama-300 futhi kungaphezu kwedolobha idolobhana elincane elifihlwe ePeligna Valley, phakathi kwamadolobha aseSulmona nase-Avezzano.
ICocullo Inomsuka wamaRoma futhi aziwa hhayi ngamasimu awo kepha ngomkhosi othize owenzeka ukuhlonipha usanta wayo: Domenico di Sora. Ngikhuluma ngani Umkhosi Wezinyoka, Umkhosi weSan Domenico, UFesta dei Serpari.
Ngalesi sikhathi Iholide lezenkolo lase-Italy isithombe sikasanta sithwalwa udwendwe emigwaqweni yedolobha. Kuze kube manje, akukho okuxakile. Kodwa okumangazayo ukuthi ekhanda lesithombe kufakwe izinyoka, izinyoka eziningi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, singasho ukuthi udwendwe luyingcwele kanye nezilwane ezihuquzelayo. Amadoda athutha yonke into aziwa cishe njengabelusi bezinyoka ngoba yibona abaphethe ukuziqoqa emahlathini angomakhelwane bese bezibuyisa.
El Umkhosi Wezinyoka weCocullo Kwenzeka njalo ngoMeyi 1 kusukela ngo-2012 (ngaphambi kokuba kube uLwesine wokuqala ngoMeyi), futhi iqiniso ukuthi ngenxa yalokhu kukhethekile, omakhelwane abavela kwamanye amadolobha futhi abafisa ukwazi abavela kwamanye amazwe bayafika. Kubukeka sengathi isiko leli liphathelene nesiko lamaRoma lama-Angitia, unkulunkulukazi wenyoka.