Watch: East Coast Radio's most viewed viral snake video of 2018

Watch: East Coast Radio's most viewed viral snake video of 2018

We've chatted about many snake videos during the year, but this particular one got East Coasters talking and clicking to check it out. 

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There's just something about snakes that makes East Coasters lose their minds, and boy-oh-boy have we seen all different types of snakes over 2018. Some big, some small - either way, snakes leave the people of KZN frantic. 

Read: South coast snake catcher bags massive 4.1m mamba

But there was one particular story of a snake back in March which broke our website. A two-meter-long black mamba was discovered under the bonnet of a car in the Durban CBD and had bystanders freaked out. 

Thankfully, local snake expert Jason Arnold from Universal Reptiles was there to locate and remove the serpent whilst onlookers watched in anticipation.

Read: The most unusual reptile found in Durban suburb 

We've said it before and we'll say it again - this black mamba's ticket to ride through Durban was short lived.

Watch below:

After the incident went viral, Damon caught up with Jason to find more about the rescue mission. 

Listen to that chat in the podcast below:

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