“When I got home, I realised the she was incredibly cold, and being too cold isn’t good for snakes. Then I poured her a nice warm bath. They pick up heat through their skin, and I also pour salt in the bath sometimes, it’s almost like a drip for people,” said Du Preez.
He said he was called out again on Friday by the same construction crew to save another 1.7m long snake. “It’s not my job. I do it as a service to the community. I do it without cost and the only money I get is from donations,” said Du Preez.
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