Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was called out to a farm in Canelands- Kwazulu Natal this morning (Friday) at 08:57. A farmer reported that a large snake was trapped in a net used on the field.
Reaction Officers arrived on scene and found the snake entangled in an orange net.
The snake was identified as a Black Mamba. The RUSA Operations Center contacted Snake Catcher Neville Wolmarans from Ndlondlo Snake Park to assist with the rescue.
The 2.7 meter Black Mamba was found to have died from exhaustion prior to being rescued.
In 2011 Wolmarans & a team from the Ndlondlo Snake Park provided a Snake/Identification Handling Course to Reaction Officers at the RUSA Headquarters.
