Venomous boomslang rescued from a south coast beach

Nick Evans

A “lost and confused” deadly boomslang snake was rescued from the Winklespruit beach, Durban, at the weekend.Police called Durban-based snake catcher Nick Evans to the scene and identified the snake as a tree snake. “It was strange to find it at the beach. But I think it was lost because it looked so confused. It wasn’t aggressive, but when provoked it can cause real harm. It would swim every now and then,” said Evans.According to the South African National Biodiversity Institute, the name “boomslang” is Afrikaans for"tree snake’. The snake is usually found in trees and shrubs, hence the name boomslang. The Afrikaans name has also been adopted as the official English name of this snake.

Ke noga ya metsi

But we all know Durban is home of snakes

And you rescued it?

It's probably a mermaid... 🤔

People rescue snakes? 😭😭😭

Nice & clean & shiny, went for a bathe

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