Snake catch starts year on a hissing note
Sarel van der Merwe's first green mamba for the year was in Umbango in Port Shepstone.
The year has started on a ‘green note’ for snake catcher Sarel van der Merwe.
He has already caught some pretty big sized green mambas in-and-around the coast, along with many non-poisonous garden snakes.
“There are many green mambas out-and-about and very few black mambas around,” said Sarel, sounding rather disappointed.
His first green mamba for the year was in Umbango in Port Shepstone.
Sarel and his good friend Paul Crook had to rush to a property for a green mamba that found a car engine rather cosy.
A few days later, he and his friend Ferro van Greunen rushed to Merlewood for another green mamba sunbathing in a bush next to a house.
Earlier this week, he ended up with his boots in a large puddle of water to catch another green mamba on a property in Glenmore Beach.
Also this week, Sarel reported that he and his right-hand assistant, Emma-Jane Cox had a busy Monday with lots of call outs.
“An interesting one was for a possible Mozambique spitting cobra at NPC Cement in Oribi in their packing plant, but the snake in question turned out to be a red-lipped herald. Then later we had a call out for a large green mamba at Umtentweni, in a waste room,” he said.
Anyone who needs a snake caught can contact Sarel on 082 6831604
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