1.2m Mozambique Spitting Cobra slithers under Molweni bed

The snake was rescued by a Kloof and Highway SPCA inspector.

A MOZAMBIQUE Spitting Cobra was recovered from a Molweni family’s home recently by a dedicated member from the Kloof and Highway SPCA.

One of the non-profit organisation’s inspectors, Israel Silevu received a phone call from a panic-stricken Molweni resident to say they witnessed a large snake slither underneath their bed.

Silevu recovered the 1.2m snake with ease before he released it back into the wild.

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“The family did the right thing calling the Kloof and Highway SPCA and we are most grateful it was unharmed,” said the NPO’s manager, Barbara Patrick.

Contact the Kloof and Highway SPCA on 031 764 1212/3.

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