Summer, Sarel and the snakes go hand in hand

Summer is almost in full swing and that’s it snakes have now come out of their sleeping bags (hibernation).

Last month, Sarel rescued a puff additive from a cement plant in Oribi that had become stuck on a gantry conveyor.

“I don’t like using a puff adder gripper, but in some cases you don’t have a choice,” he said.

The venom of the puff adder is highly cytotoxic and can cause severe pain, swelling, blistering and, in many cases, severe tissue damage.

“All reptiles produce eggs, and although the puff adder does “give birth,” the process is deceptive. Eggs are essentially produced, but those eggs are transferred into the mother during incubation and the young snakes hatch from the eggs before they emerge from her,” Sarel explained.

Sarel is never bored.

He also received a call for help from the St. Faith police station. A black mamba was hiding in a house near the station.

Sarel drove 54 km inland and began looking for a mamba in a bedroom filled with various things.

“Mamba played hide and seek well, and I was lucky enough to spot her quickly. Before he could go anywhere, I caught him from under the bed with my stick,” Sarel said.

Be sure to save Sarel’s number on speed dial: 082 6831604.

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