Black Mamba bites Ballito snake catcher
The snake handler was preparing the snake to be photographed when he was bitten on the thumb.
A snake catcher at Ndlondlo Reptile Park had a near-death encounter when he was bitten by a Black Mamba snake this morning.
Neville Wolmarans of the Sugar Rush-based park just outside Ballito, said Janslang van Rooyen, a 50-year-old professional snake handler, was preparing the rescued reptile for a photo shoot when he was bitten.
“All our reptiles are wild and are rescued.
“We had a professional photo shoot and the handler picked the two-meter mamba out of the cage when it bit him on his thumb.
“We assume that the snake might have been nervous or maybe it got a bit of a shock,” said Wolmarans.
Luckily, Van Rooyen showed no signs of envenomation and was discharged from hospital this evening.
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