Black mamba constricts around snake rescuer’s head
The deadly reptile also defecated on Evans' head.
NICK Evans, a local snake expert, ventured into an informal settlement recently to retrieve a deadly black mamba from a tree overhanging a stream.
“Once captured, I was climbing back down (the tree), using one hand to hold the mamba’s head and my other to hold onto branches. For the first time I had a mamba wrap around my neck and ‘constrict’ me. It did a good job of that and I couldn’t believe it!” exclaimed Evans.
He said the 2.57m snake first wrapped itself around his head and blocked his vision while rubbing excrement over his face.
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The tree the 2.85kg snake was found in was surrounded by informal housing and he noted that it had minimal hunting ground.
“It’s clearly had run-ins with people before as it had a few old wounds, including one that resembled a stab wound of sorts. It did well to live to this size and age, but time to move to a human-free, natural paradise,” said Evans.
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