KwaZulu-Natal snake catcher Nick Evans was rather delighted when he got called to remove two green mambas – one of his favourite species of snake and one of South Africa’s deadliest – on two consecutive days.
Not only did he refer to this as ‘the stuff of dreams,’ but what made the retrievals even more exciting was that both green mambas were pregnant females.
Along with a video of the rescues, Nick posted the following comment on his Facebook page:
‘Being called for two Green Mambas in two days is the stuff of dreams for a snake rescuer, but to be called for two gravid/pregnant ones? No ways, surely not. But it happened! Last week!’
The first bright green mamba that he rescued on 6 November was curled up behind a washing machine in a house in Shallcross.
‘It’s a beaut, she’s full of eggs,’ Evans shouted excitedly when he realised that she was pregnant.
The following day he was called to remove a green mamba from a retaining wall at a school in Tongaat.
According to News24, Evans will be ‘on baby snake watch until the mothers give birth’.
‘Once they give birth, I’ll feed and then release them,’ he said.
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