Southern African python caught in Trafalgar
Southern African pythons are not deadly, they do not have venom but they do give nasty bites.
South Coast snake catcher Sarel van der Merwe has asked the public to keep his number on speed dial because it is now snake season, saying that the season will last until March.
Van der Merwe was speaking to the Fever after he had a call out on Wednesday morning for a Southern African python in Trafalgar.
He said the python had been trying to enter the property.
“I was in a wrestling match to get him into a bag. Southern African pythons are protected as vulnerable in the latest South African Red Data Book, and may not be captured or killed. In South Africa it is the only one of its kind; a very large and bulky snake that cannot be easily confused with other snakes,” said van der Merwe.
He added that Southern African pythons are not deadly, saying that they do not have venom but they do give nasty bites.
Van der Merwe said he released the python on Wednesday just after the St Faiths area with the help of one of South Africa’s most adventurous wildlife crusaders, Dingo Dinkelman.
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