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Puff Adder camouflaged in garden leaves scares homeowner Updated By Di Macpherson & Nick Evans Share this: Imagine doing a little gardening, only to discover a deadly snake coiled up in the leaves! That s exactly what happened to a Durban homeowner who got one major surprise when she realised she wasn t just raking up leaves. Nick Evans A Puff Adder had chosen her leaf-covered lawn to get cosy! That s when she called Snake Rescue s Nick Evans, who raced to the Upper Highway area to help. Puff Adders have keeled scales, giving their skin a slightly rough appearance as opposed to the smooth and sometimes shiny appearance of ....
Imagine this large Black Mamba casually slithering into your home, through the lounge and down the passage, past the child in the bathroom, and into a bedroom? It happened in Reservoir Hills recently, and Nick Evans rushed to the rescue. We've got all the details in our latest Snake Rescue podcast. ....
Updated By Di Macpherson & Nick Evans Share this: 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. Nick Evans 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! The mamba was trying its best to stay hidden away from me, showing how these snakes would rather avoid conflict than have it, says Nick. ....
Black Mamba in a Westville home s roof Updated By Di Macpherson & Nick Evans Share this: On this Snake Rescue call, Nick Evans went to remove a Black Mamba from a perfect mamba hotel. It was securely tucked away in a garage roof on a Westville property! Nick Evans Nick Evans The garage roof provided warmth and shelter, and probably the odd rat for the snake. And in the water drains below, along the roadside, were an abundance of Dassies, whose young are a favorite meal for Black Mambas. The property also had a nature reserve in the back yard. All in all, prime mamba habitat. ....
Updated By Di Macpherson & Nick Evans Share this: On this Snake Rescue call, Nick Evans went to remove a Black Mamba from a perfect mamba hotel. It was securely tucked away in a garage roof on a Westville property! Nick Evans Nick Evans The garage roof provided warmth and shelter, and probably the odd rat for the snake. And in the water drains below, along the roadside, were an abundance of Dassies, whose young are a favourite meal for Black Mambas. The property also had a nature reserve in the back yard. All in all, prime mamba habitat. However, not everyone wants a Black Mamba in the garage roof, and so it had to go. But it wasn t going to go easy, as Nick was to discover! ....