Monster-sized black mamba rescued
They had reason to be distressed as a large black mamba had slithered into a hole in their rondavel.
Famed snake catcher Sarel van der Merwe has had a busy December so far.
So far he has caught 27 green mambas, two black mambas, a Mozambique spitting cobra, one python and a few other reptiles.
His most recent call out came from a panicked family in Sipofu, Mthwalume.
They had reason to be distressed as a large black mamba had slithered into a hole in their rondavel.
The family sealed the hole off with clay and called Sarel at about midnight.
The following morning Sarel he drove 90 odd kilometres to find the homestead.
He took along his friend Paul Crook.
When he eventually found the house, he opened the hole but he couldn’t see the deadly snake inside.
However, ever the improviser, he went outside, dug a hole and the mamba shot out like a rocket.
He was pleased with the outcome (as was the family). “It was a death trap for the snake as it no way to get out,” he said.
If you need a snake removed contact Sarel at 082 683 1604.
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