MY FIGHT WITH SNAKES.
MY FIGHT WITH SNAKES. Some days just don't go according to plan, last Wednesday morning I got a call for a Puff Adder in town, I packed my kit into the bakkie and headed off, I always take at least a large, clear container and a snake tube with me because some snakes refuse the box and accept the tube and vice versa but the catch was an easy one and I secured the snake in the container. As I was about to leave town I received another call, a farm on the edge of town bordering the Klipperivier had a Cape Cobra in the horse tack room. Now cobras can be pretty lively and difficult at times and I only had a snake tube left and so borrowed another container from the caller. The tack room was jam packed with riding equipment and other stored items and the lady informed me that she was planning a big cleanup and noticed the head of the snake peeking out from behind a rack of boxes. The floor was full of rat droppings which obviously attracted the snake and I carefully s...