WATCH: Green mamba creeps into Merewent home
Snake catcher, Warren Dick says snakes are not the killing machines that Hollywood makes them out to be.
ANOTHER week, another snake to remove for local catcher, Warren Dick. This time, a large green mamba slithered to find its way to a home in Merewent. The call-out was made to Warren, who is also an avid photographer and insect lover, on Sunday afternoon, 24 January. He said a security guard had been observing the snake in the garden for about 45 minutes before he was called to the rescue.
“As luck would have it, the snake vanished as I got there,” he said. “Try as I might, I could not see it. But the security guard showed me pictures that he had taken, it was definitely a green mamba. By that stage on Sunday afternoon, the weather was really nasty, very windy and raining. The snake had probably moved off into the adjacent bush, but I left the folks my business card in hopes that it would return when the sun came out again.”
As he correctly predicted, the snake indeed returned at about 1pm on Tuesday, 26 January. He was called back in, this time, the call was of a panicked homeowner who said her helper had spotted the snake in the lounge.
“Knowing what it could be I rushed off there. Sure enough, right where the lady enjoys watching TV, was a big green mamba under the couch. I’m not sure if it had been in the house since Sunday or only ventured inside in the morning. Either way, one can see that snakes, even mambas, are not the killing machines that Hollywood make them out to be because it could have easily bitten someone. All it wanted to do was get out of the place where it was,” he said.
He said the snake’s location made for a quick and easy catch and estimated its length to be about two meters. He also thanked the family for the gracious donation towards his work.
For the safe relocation of snakes in the Durban South, call or WhatsApp Warren on 072-211-0353.
