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A black mamba was rescued from Glenashley Beach in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.
The “Snake Man”, Jason Arnold, said that fishermen on the beach noticed a large snake, about 2.3 metres long, among the waves and watched it get washed up onto the beach.
One of them knew Arnold and contacted him.
“He sent me a photo and I confirmed his suspicions that it was a Black Mamba,” he said.
Arnold said the fisherman then called him again and said that a big wave broke on the shore and took the snake back out into the sea.
“I told them to just carry on watching until I got there. By the time I arrived, the mamba had literally just been washed up on the shore again and catching it was really easy because the snake was obviously quite exhausted,” he said.
LOOK: Snake catcher rescues huge Black Mamba swimming on Durban beach
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Durban - The last thing a Durban fisherman was expecting to spot out at sea while fishing on Glenashley Beach on Thursday was a huge Black Mamba.
But that is exactly what his bewildered eyes saw which set in motion a frantic race against time by Durban snake catcher, Jason Arnold to save the 2.3m long female Black Mamba.
This was the second Black Mamba to wash up on a Durban beach in recent months.
Recounting the drama, Arnold said that a fisherman on the beach noticed a large snake amongst the waves and watched it get washed up onto the beach.
Snake on shore! Black Mamba discovered at Durban beach
Snakes on a coastal plain? Another Black Mamba has surfaced on a Durban beach this week - measuring a whopping 2.3 metres in length.
For the second time in 2021, a Black Mamba has ended up on the shores of a Durban beach. The discovery was made by a group of fishermen, who were able to summon a local snake expert to come and rescue the venomous reptile.
Black Mamba surfaces on Durban beach
The deadly creature was initially washed up onto the shore, before being dragged out to sea again. Another large wave dumped it back on the sands, where it was battling for its life. Jason Arnold, the expert called to the scene, confirmed that the limbless animal had ingested water into its lungs – and drastic intervention was needed
2.2 metre black mamba washes up on Durban beach When he arrived, the reptile had just been washed up on the shore again. He said he had no trouble catching it because it was exhausted. Jason Arnold with the black mamba washes on the beach. Picture: Jason Arnold/ Facebook
Snake catcher Jason Arnold has rescued a black mamba on Glenashley Beach in Durban – his second one in recent months.
According to Arnold, fishermen on the beach noticed a large snake in the waves and watched it get washed up onto the beach. One of the fishermen then called him.
“While on my way there through heavy Verulam traffic, the person called back to tell me that a big wave broke on the shore and took the snake back out to sea and it was now quite far out. I told them to just carry on watching until I got th
Man saves black mamba from drowning on Durban beach Updated
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After spotting the snake battling for its life, drastic
measures were taken.
While uncommon,
finding a snake on the beach isn’t unheard of. For the second time this year, a
venomous black mamba was discovered on a Durban beach by a group of fishermen, who quickly called a local snake expert to help rescue the reptile from
drowning.
The venomous creature made its way to the water where it
was thrown around by heavy waves before washing up. More waves dragged the snake
out to sea again before being thrown back onto the sand.