Been there! Durban snake and his handler stuck at toll gate with no money...
This awkward moment took a toll on the snake master...
Jason Aronold, aka 'The Snake Man', often finds himself in wild situations, but what happened to him this week was an anomaly.
This snake whisperer founding himself in utter disbelief after he was stuck at a toll gate with his slithering creature and no money to pass through.
Ahh, yes, the no cash at a toll situation... we've all been there.
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Joining his unlucky escapade at the toll gate bridge just outside the King Shaka International Airport was a a 2.2m female black mamba that he rescued.
Jason Arnold decided to share his experience to prevent it from happening to someone else.
Jason goes on to describe the wave of panic that washes over you as you approach the toll knowing that you have zero cash and only a debit card.
“I hand over my card and immediately get a blank look back from the male, and he says: 'Sorry, we do not accept debit cards. Only credit cards and cash.'," says the snakester.
As you can imagine, Jason's heart sank.
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“What the hell do I do now? I explained to him that the debit card was all I had and he just looked at me with absolutely zero empathy.
“Cars were now already lining up rapidly behind me and probably wondering why I'm not being allowed through..."
Fortunately, a Good Samaritan exited his car to help out this stranger.
The story develops when the helpful member of the public is blocked by the toll operator as he says, "Sorry, you can only swipe your card once."
After much back and forth, Jason accepts his defeat whilst parking on the side of the road. Finally, Jason decided to take a different approach at the toll gate.
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“One that puts ‘Mr Toll’ (whom I've now affectionately named) on the spot a bit and forces him to behave and think with some professionalism and empathy," reports IOL.
“Needless to say, I was let through, with a bit of hesitancy and temper tantrums from Mr Toll who moaned about having to pay for me.”
However, Jason said he would be back at that toll soon enough and wanted to pay back the R7 to the guy who helped him.
“And probably a few seven rands extra, which I'd like (him)… to put aside and make use of when honest people like me end up in the same predicament.”
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