A southern African rock python has been captured at a farm in Emona in KwaZulu-Natal.
This after a farmer contacted the South African (Russian) Reaction Unit just before 9am on Christmas Day after he spotted the female juvenile snake near his goose enclosure.
The python, which was approximately 3 meters long, had consumed several goose eggs.
According to Rusa, Andrew Douglas of Ndlondo Reptile Park was contacted and, upon arrival, captured the reptile, which will be relocated to a more suitable location.
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The python, however, did not go down without a fight.
Look the following video:
mamba vs christmas tree
Last Thursday, snake rescuer Nick Evans joked that Santa had left him an early Christmas present under someone else’s Christmas tree in Queensburgh after he was called in to capture a mamba.
“The snake was outside when the gardener disturbed it. Then she moved away from him, out of fear, saw the open door and went inside. From there, she went up to the Christmas tree and a little shelf on top of it,” Evans wrote on his Facebook page.
“Then, while I was on my way, it slithered down the tree and hid at the bottom, behind a speaker. I wish he would wait for me in the tree. That would have made for some great photos!”
Then he picked it up from where it was hidden, with the tongs, lifted it up and held it.
He said it was between 2 and 2.1 meters long, with a bit of the tail missing.
“It’s one of the funniest places I’ve ever found a mamba.”
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