No mamba-ling after we heard about the snake that tried to cross the road
Why did this snake cross the road?
Another day, another snake on the loose!
This snake was a highway high roller who desperately tried to get across to the other side... but nearly ended up "on the other side".
The injured black mamba was protected on a busy road near Glenmore as a Good Samaritan was waving cars down to avoid colliding with the serpent.
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Durban's famous snakesman, Nick Evans, came to the rescue.
Here is his recall of how the events unfolded on Thursday, 19 January 2023:
After this particular incident, the mamba mayhem continued to roll in.
Nick Evans shared more of his snake-cidents in recent times.
Here is a small black mamba that was operating in a house.
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Last but not least, on Monday, Nick helped out the Monkey Hotline who got into an entanglement with, you guessed it, another black mamba!
Nick shares: "Small mambas can be a bit tricky. They're fast and can be fesity. But fortunately, this was a relatively easy catch."
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Stay tuned for the latest slithering situations as snake season is in full force.
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