A Black Mamba measuring 2.2 meters was captured under a staircase at a block of flats on Saxon Street in Belverdere, Tongaat today (Friday).
A female contacted the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Tongaat Operations Center requesting assistance after she noticed the reptile. A Reaction Officer was dispatched and on arrival spotted the snake behind a bin packet. Due to the snake being highly venomous, professional snake catcher Jason Arnold of Universal Reptiles was contacted.
On his arrival he captured and safely removed the Black Mamba from the property.
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