More successful captures for snake catcher
If you need a snake removed this summer, contact Sarel on 082 6831604.

The recent sweltering days mean it’s a busy time for a snake catcher!
The South Coast’s snake catcher, Sarel van der Merwe of Shelly Beach, has had his hands full with snakes – in all the weirdest places!
Last Saturday, he caught a green mamba in a tree at a home in Albersville, Port Shepstone.
On December 30, he nabbed another green mamba in a geyser box at a holiday resort in Sea Park.
Then, Sarel and his partner, Emma-Jane Cox, travelled to a chicken farm in Izotsha to catch a green mamba ‘hanging out’ in the rafters of the farm’s compound.

In a separate incident, he received a call for help from a resident who had spotted a black mamba in a storeroom of a house.
It was Sarel to the rescue as he drove 58km to Mahlabathini, Oribi.
At first, it was a ‘game of hide-and-seek’.
“After a while, I moved a couch, and I heard a hissing sound, and that’s when I knew that I would find the black mamba inside the couch,” said Sarel.
As usual, Sarel’s intuition was spot on, and he safely caught the snake inside the couch.
He waved goodbye to a relieved family and travelled another 58km back home.
If you need a snake removed this summer, contact Sarel on 082 6831604.

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