2.5m Black Mamba casually slithers into Durban home
Imagine seeing a very large Black Mamba casually slithering into your home, through the lounge and down the passage, past your child's bathroom, and into a bedroom? It happened in Reservoir Hills recently, and Nick Evans rushed to the rescue.
This was a rather strange and incredible call for Nick, and for many, the stuff of terrifying nightmares!
A family in Durban's Reservoir Hills area had a large Black Mamba come to visit, and not in the 'usual' way! It wasn't discovered in a messy storeroom; it wasn't seen slithering through the garden - it was seen slithering through the front door!
However, as Nick explains, while it could have easily attacked the family, it didn't. Have a listen as to how this unfolded!
Meanwhile during Lockdown Level 3, Snake Rescue's Nick Evans received a call to help retrieve a Black Mamba from a storeroom in some horse stables on the KZN North Coast. It was to be a difficult, and dirty rescue operation.
A large storage area full of big boxes and all sorts of things for a snake to hide under or behind-not an ideal situation for a snake catcher, but a great place for a Black Mamba!
Nick had lots to move at these stables. It was hard work in hot weather! Listen to the full story in the podcast below.
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