“Great Work”: Snake Rescuer’s GoPro Footage Captures Lightning-Fast Black Mamba Rescues
- A KwaZulu-Natal well-known snake rescuer shared a recording of him saving five snakes
- Nick Evan performed his work with grace and professionalism even though the snakes were not so kind
- The online community reacted to the video, with many applauding him for his work
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KwaZulu-Natal snake rescuer Nick Evans has posted footage of his recent snake-saving adventures.
In a Facebook video he uploaded, Nick Evans showed himself saving five black mambas. He said most of them did not give him a hustle except one. He pointed out that mambas try to get away instead of going for a kill or attack first.
He saved the first one in Westville. He found it in a bathroom. The second one was in Queensburgh and was found in an office. The third one was found in Reservoir Hills in a shed. This one was not playing games with Evans, it fought before giving up.
The fourth one was found in Mariannridge, tired because it just had a meal. The last one was rescued in Queensburgh in a garage.
Nick Evans shares a clip of saving five snakes
Watch the Facebook video below:
Netizens stan Evans for his work
The online community reacted to the video, with many applauding Nick Evans for the work he is doing.
@Peter Sebben shared:
"Those are some serious skills with the snake tongs."
@RiRi Nyatananga commented:
"Great work. All of them were so scary esp number 3 but it's a nice to watch how you keep everything under control."
@Caroline Miller Hale said:
"You're so gentle with those dangerous snakes!"
"Annemarie van Rooyen." was stunned:
"Wow."
@Andrea Maree Durrheim wrote:
"Incredible footage, thanks for sharing."
What you need to know about black mamba snakes
The black mamba holds the title as Africa’s largest venomous snake and ranks second worldwide in size, with the king cobra being the only larger venomous snake.
The black mamba is a diurnal snake often seen basking near anthills or large rock crevices, where it quickly retreats if disturbed. When threatened, it opens its mouth wide, revealing a black interior, and may puff out a narrow hood.
Its venom is highly neurotoxic, potentially causing breathing difficulties within half an hour. While antivenom is effective, it often requires a substantial dose of 10 to 15 vials.
KZN snake rescuer catches 1.8m mamba
In another story, Briefly News reported about Nick Evans catching a 1.8m black mamba in Durban.
Taking to his social media, Evans shared how a Westville homeowner was surprised to bump into a black mamba while walking in his garden. The snake measured only 1.8-2m in length. According to National Geographic, black mambas are fast, nervous, lethally venomous, and when threatened, highly aggressive.
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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com
Nick Evans (Snake Rescuer and Educator) Nick Evans is based in Durban. He spends his time rescuing snakes (and people!) from households, conducting research on reptiles and educating the public on these animals in his blog The Mamba Mail. He researched Black Mambas, pet and snake conflict, human and snake conflict, Southern African Pythons, Green Mambas, Nile Monitor Lizards and more. Nick has been doing this full-time since 2015 but has been interested in reptiles his whole life.
