Snakes are definitely on the move
Some say ‘the only good snake is a dead snake’, while others howl in protest and say they have a very important role in keeping rodents' numbers down and are not a threat if treated with respect.
ALEX Viossat of Port Edward is of the opinion that snakes are on the move at the moment, searching for suitable accommodation for hibernating during winter.
He has a frequent, welcome visitor to his house in the shape of a slender, harmless brilliant green snake with a well-defined neck and head.
Recently a two-metre black mamba had to be removed from one house, a puff adder from the veranda of another house and the writer has one who visits a small pond off the veranda to eat the Natal sand frogs.
When asked how the removal was done, the answer was ‘carefully’, but for a fee, experts from Pure Venom will handle urban snake problems.
One Port Edward bowler, who is an ardent supporter of ‘live and let live’, has a symbiotic relationship with a green mamba which lives in the ceiling of his garage.
Some misguided residents recently killed a pair of mature green mambas. Even though they were at the top of a tree several metres above the ground, they were considered a threat.
Some say ‘the only good snake is a dead snake’, while others howl in protest and say they have a very important role in keeping rodents’ numbers down and are not a threat if treated with respect.
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