Sarel’s snake diaries: When the sun pops out so do the snakes
Life is tough for Sarel van der Merwe when you have to drop the golf clubs for a game of 'catch the mamba'.
IT was a somewhat busy Tuesday last week for snake catcher, Sarel van der Merwe of Shelly Beach.
He had to abandon his game of golf at San Lameer to respond to a call in Izingolweni, where he caught a giant black mamba, over two metres in length.
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Sarel said it was pitch dark, and it was thanks to his head light that he was able to spot the snake in a room.
When I shone the light into the room, this must of irritated him. I saw it move it head and I was able to quickly grab it with my grab sticks. The community was very happy that I caught it.
His next call was to catch a green mamba sunbathing in a garden at a holiday home in Munster. ‘It was a fully grown ‘big boy’ measuring 2.2 metres in length,” added Sarel.
Both the snakes have been safely released.released into the ‘wilderness’.
If you need a snake removed from your garden please contact Sarel at 082 6831604.
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