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Warm weather means the snakes are out
Snake catcher Sarel van der Merwe has been busy.

Summer hasn’t even begun, and snake catcher Sarel van der Merwe is already busy, busy!
Last night he received a phone call regarding a black mamba in a kitchen in the foothills of Gamalakhe.

“I told the family to close the house and get out immediately and go stay with their neighbours,” he said.
Early the next morning, Sarel drove all the way to Gamalakhe to catch the snake, which he found hiding inside the house, behind the fridge.

Most recently, Sarel received a phone call from Illovo Umzimkulu Sugar Mill in the Port Shepstone area following reports that a green mamba had been sighted in the bush surrounding the working area of the property.

“I was asked to capture and safely remove and relocate the snake. Please note that this snake was chased off a couple of times off the property into the bush and for the safety of the people I had to relocate the snake,” he said.
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