Rat in kitchen attracts huge black mamba
When
Nick Evans was called about a big snake in a kitchen cupboard at a home in
Chatsworth, south of Durban, he thought it may be a big Brown House Snake,
probably looking for rats. The
caller then sent Nick a photo, and straight away, he could see it was no House
Snake. It was a very large black mamba!
“I think a lot of people would have died of fright!” reckons Nick.
What was worse was that he learned that this black mamba had in fact been hiding out in the kitchen for a few days. Imagine that!
“This was a great example proving to people that black mambas do not want to bite people. This mamba had ample opportunities to bite family members here, but it didn't,” says Nick.
Listen to the full story in this week’s Snake Rescue podcast.
Meanwhile, in the thick of mamba mating season, a Durban man saw a black mamba slithering into his bedroom. Little did he know, it wasn't just one black mamba, but a happy couple. Two on honeymoon in his Inanda house!
Find out what went down with this rescue by listening to episode 4 of Snake Rescue.
Nick's organisation KwaZulu-Natal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation is chapter of The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization.
Contact Nick on 072 809 5806 for snake removals. Email him if you's like to find out about his educational talks.