WATCH | Massive black mamba caught near Durban

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A monster 2.7m female black mamba was safely captured at a truck yard in Verulam, north of Durban, on Sunday.

Speaking to TimesLIVE on Monday, Arnold said the snake was definitely one of the bigger females he had captured. '

“She's pretty big for a girl. It's normally the male mambas that get really big and the females are generally quite a bit smaller,” he said. “It wasn't difficult to catch it, but it was difficult to find it though. I had to sift through piles and piles of truck rims and tyres and rubble to find it. It was a real mission. Once I found her in the pipe, it was a simple and straightforward capture.

Arnold said contrary to popular belief, snakes are not usually very active during this time of the year. “Snakes are a little less active this time of the year. They don't like temperatures that are above 29 degrees. If it is above 29 degrees, snakes usually look for cool places and that's when — specifically during this time of the year — they seek shelter in homes and garages.”

 

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Release it in a nearby squatter camp. I heard there are plenty rats in those camps

That guy in the blue shorts is having none of it... 'OK, two fingers for the photo, then I'm out here' 🤣

Laloya

lol that Black dude only doing this for the camera

This area has become a home for mambas. Strange enough you never hear of any human bitten by one. They live in harmony.

😯 2,7m

Look at how the African mate is handling it 😂😂😂😂

I can't stand.

Where's that snake guy..

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