Durban South Snake Rescue

01/02/2026

Durban South Snake Rescue follows woods park and nursery
Wow they have the most amazing plants and a beautiful house to hold functions in
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09/01/2026

09/01/2026

Boomslang in Eschome my neighborhood
After receiving a call from a gentlemen claiming that there is a Boom slang in his tin roof lappa, I had actually gone to visit a friend. So off we went and on arrival we were ushered up the stairs to the area where the snake was spotted, there it was right in the apex of the lappa. Thank goodness I managed to purchase a 1.5 meter long tongs, and with me being 6foot6, I didn't need a ladder to climb to the top to catch it. So after a little game of cat and mouse, and Bonnie Stevens filming the capture with her cell phone, I did the ping thing, and buckets the snake with only using my tongs. Thanks again to Nick Evans- Snake Rescuer for sending the call my way.
Thank you to Bonnie for coming with me on the call.
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09/01/2026

Very quiet relaxing day on the 1st of 2026
On the second of 2026 the first call was a house snake stuck in an alliminium door, which took me almost 2 hours to get it out. Eventually after removing the door I managed to get it out. Anyways with that one done and dusted, I then had a call in Berea west for a night adder that made itself at home in someone's lounge. It's very funny that they call them Night adders as we usually catch them in the day. Later on in the day I had a call for a Black Mamba in Mosley. It had entered a home, and I think it was after the Guinea pigs that they had in a cage in their sun room just off their main lounge. It was the first time someone described the snake as a meter long and it definitely wasn't. After rearranging the whole sun room I eventually located the Mamba which was definitely over 2 meters long, underneath the computer cabinet.
It's quite amazing, how a Mamba of this size can actually get into such a small space.
Anyways it was quite a simple catch after that and was safely contained. Thank you to Nick Evans- Snake Rescuer foe collecting the Mamba from me for research purposes.
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09/01/2026

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09/01/2026

31st December last day of 2025
So with a hole lot of things to do on the last day of the year,we ended up getting a whole stack of calls and identification. So putting all duties aside, off we went on snake catches. With 2 spotted bush snakes under the belt, both very simple catches, we got a call from one of our snake catching friends Caity for a vine Snake in Umlazi z section. If anybody knows Durban Section is way off the beaten track. Took us about 45 minutes to get there and I told the gentleman in question, to keep an eye on the reptile as it was in his kitchen. On arrival we were ushered between the building,
To the back door, and shame this poor guy was sitting on a chair, hadn't moved since I told him to keep an eye on the snake. So Helen went in and had a look at it, it was a tiny Vine Snake. With it being so small, I reckon last year's hatchlings, it was very difficult to handle, even though they are quite dosile, a full bit from even this little one, could have put me in hospital for quite a while as there is no anti venom for this snake. We had a massive bucket, which is adequate for a Mamba not a little Vine snake, so I opted for using the bagging method. After that we had to race back to our neighborhood to rescue a Spitting Cobra which ended up being a Night adder.
Thank you to the folks for not killing the snakes and opting to use our services.

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09/01/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Bonnie Stevens, Wykeham Steve Stevens, Veralden Lee Kisten, David Sedden
Thank you to all our followers and supporters
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31/12/2025

Last Black Mamba of 2025
Well done to David John for catching the last Black Mamba of 2025.
Such an awesome catch.
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31/12/2025

Sorry once again for not posting, it's been a little hectic on the snake side, on 16th December with the extremely hot day, my family and I went to Jason Arnold house for a swim. While we were there I received a call for a black mamba I. Northdene.
So Jason and I and the kids Emily and Cameron, decided to go on an adventure to catch the Black Mamba. On arrival we were pointed to a very small Wendy house at the back of the property, as per usual it was choc a block full of stuff. Jason Cameron and I preceded to unpack the Wendy house,
In true Mamba fashion it was hiding behind the last crate in the corner.
Not a very big mamba but extremely cheeky, Jason quickly grabbed it and it was easily subdued in the bucket.
Not a difficult catch except for the pt of unpacking the Wendy house.
The snake man Snake Man - Jason Arnold has a way of making Mamba catches look so easy. Please keep an eye out for the you tube. Like watch and subscribe.
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31/12/2025

Mamba under a old freezer lid northdene.
While visiting a good friend of ours Bonnie Stevens I again had a call for a Mamba in northdene basically just down the road from where Snake Man - Jason Arnold and I got the last one. I have caught mambas on this property previous to this, unfortunately with the natural bush being cut down to accommodate some sort of farming, I thing some of the mambas got chased out of their natural habitat into the residential area.
As per usual on arrival at the property we were greeted by a group of people, who very quickly pointed us in the right direction,
They led us through a maize of informal dwellings, to an area where there was a old freezer lid, lying flat on the floor next to a wall in a very shady place by the wall.
The gentleman said to me the mambas under there.
Lifiting the lid low and behold there was a little mamba 1.7 to 1.8 meters long.
Because it was ice cold it was a very easy catch, easily put into the bucket, a very big thank you to Bonnie for handing me my second grab stick and also keeping the youngsters and crowd away from what I was doing.
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