Durban South Snake Rescue

25/02/2026

25/02/2026

Finally, the laptop is up and running.
so, Facebook posts will be posted more often.


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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

09/01/2026

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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