UPDATE: Westville injured Black Mamba recovering

THE Black Mamba that was found injured on a road in Westville North yesterday, (Wednesday, April 27) is doing really well. This is according to local snake catcher, Nick Evans.

Evans rescued the snake yesterday after he was called by residents who spotted it crossing Robert Herrick Avenue. The concerned residents stopped the traffic to avoid further injuries or its death.

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Evans took it to uShaka Sea World today, (Thursday, April 28) where it was inspected by a vet.

The snake catcher said he was very concerned by the blood coming out of it mouth and nose when he picked it up yesterday.

“The bleeding has completely stopped. It doesn’t look like there’s internal bleeding, but hard to say. There could be some, although not a lot.

“What was miraculous, is that there were no broken bones visible on the x-ray,” said Evans.
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He stated that the only damage were the scales on the back, where the tyre went over it.

The snake is a 2.4metre male, weighing 1.3kg.

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Evans added that they will be monitoring the snake for a few days.

“If all looks good, it will be released in a suitable area. It was nice to see how much concern this poor snake got,” he added.

Evans thanked all the people who care about snakes.

“Snakes are not evil creatures. They are animals that are scared of people, have no desire to kill us, and who serve an important role in the environment by controlling rodent and Dassie numbers,” he said.

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