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Snake Rescue

Snake Rescue with Nick Evans is an adrenalin-fuelled podcast series that follows Nick on his exciting snake rescue adventures in the Greater Durban area. Durban is home to some of the most dangerous snakes in the world. With a population of over 3.5 million people, and many snakes around, human/snake conflict is a common occurrence, and snakes end up being found in some strange places! It's Nick's job to safely remove these misunderstood animals. There are always challenges and risks involved though. To be part of Nick’s adventures, listen to this podcast.
Occasionally English South Africa Nature
45 Episodes
20 – 40

A Green Mamba on Durban’s Berea? Surely not…

When a woman on Durban’s Berea called snake rescuer Nick Evans for what she identified as a Green Mamba, he didn't believe her. They just aren’t usually found on the Berea. But Nick was wrong. “80% of my calls are for green snakes, and I'd say about 95% of them…
5 May 2020 9 min

Nick wades into flooded, cockroach-infested room to rescue mamba

A day after a wild and stormy evening of torrential rainfall, which caused flooding and severe damage to some areas in the Greater Durban area, Nick Evans was called to a container storage yard near Albert Luthuli Hospital. A large snake had just crawled into a flooded office. “A flooded…
28 Apr 2020 4 min

Durban cop calls on Nick to find a big mamba in his roof

"One evening, as a storm was brewing, a policeman from Verulam called Nick Evans with a problem. At his home at Ndwedwe, north of Durban, was apparently a large black mamba in his roof. “This sounded like a fun adventure! But a tricky one at that. And I wanted to…
31 Mar 2020 11 min

Black mamba coiled in lawnmower blades at Stanger

Your 'mess' could be black mamba heaven. Why? Because snakes love 'mess'. Messy homes, messy storerooms, mess around the house – such as piles of wood or bricks. Mess provides shelter for snakes, and is also usually where you’ll find the food they love: lizards and rodents. So if snakes…
24 Mar 2020 9 min

A dangerous black mamba chase in ceiling of Durban home

In the peak of the black mamba season, Nick Evans was called to a home in Clare Estate, near Reservoir Hills - where a large black mamba had been seen slithering up into the roof. “A mamba in a roof left me with mixed emotions. I was excited, of course,…
17 Mar 2020 5 min

Not a snake rescue, but a dramatic Bushpig rescue near Durban

Nick Evans has been called out to rescue all sorts of creatures: snakes, monitor lizards, crocodiles, dassies, and even Genet's. But never a bushpig. So you can imagine his surprise when he received a call about a bushpig trapped in a very dangerous and challenging situation just off a very…
10 Mar 2020 8 min

Rat in kitchen attracts huge black mamba

When Nick Evans was called about a big snake in a kitchen cupboard at a home in Chatsworth, south of Durban, he thought it may be a big Brown House Snake, probably looking for rats. The caller then sent Nick a photo, and straight away, he could see it was…
3 Mar 2020 5 min

Massive black mamba in Durban gives Nick a run for his money

Nick Evans really don’t like it when he’s called out to rescue a snake, and he can’t locate it. “I've never thought of myself as competitive, but I guess when it comes to rescuing snakes, I am! I get so determined because I know if I don't find it, there's…
25 Feb 2020 8 min

Not 1, but 2 black mambas in Durban couple's bedroom!

In the thick of mamba mating season, a Durban man saw a black mamba snake slithering into his bedroom. Little did he know, it wasn't just one black mamba, but a happy couple. Two extremely venomous snakes on honeymoon in his Inanda house! Nick Evans has the details of what…
18 Feb 2020 12 min

Baby pythons unearthed at KZN construction site

This was a very unusual call-out for Nick, and one that got him really excited! A construction team in the Tugela Valley had inadvertently excavated a python nest, digging right through it. You can imagine the surprise they got when they uncovered all these little baby snakes! They did what…
11 Feb 2020 6 min

Two mambas in less than two months for Reservoir Hills family

It can't be nice discovering a venomous black mamba snake in a room at your home. Especially if you have a fear of snakes. That would probably give you nightmares! But when you have another visit a month-and-a-half later – that could just send you over the edge. This is…
4 Feb 2020 3 min

Catching a very angry Black Mamba! (Durban's Cato Manor area)

Conservationist / snake rescuer Nick Evans received a call one night about a large snake seen slithering on a driveway in the Umkumbaan area near Durban's Cato Manor. Thinking it was a bit late for a Black Mamba, Nick assumed it was a Cobra or a large House Snake. But…
28 Jan 2020 3 min

Snake Rescue Extra: What happens to the snakes after they're caught?

We've seen seasoned snake catcher Nick Evans rescuing snakes and issuing warnings and valuable information about the different species of snakes, but what happens after they are rescued? This week Nick Evans tells us all about it in Snake Rescue Extra. Find more here
12 Jan 2020 8 min

Snake Rescue Extra: Nick Evans tells us how he became "the snake guy"

After weeks and months of giving us valuable information about snakes - from the various spcies to warnings, bites, myths and more - Nick Evans tells us how he turned his passion into a career... which actually started off as a love for dinosaurs. It's the latest episode of Snake…
10 Jan 2020 10 min

Snake Rescue Extra: The snake that can spit and play dead

The Rinkhals is a highly venomous snake that occurs in our species-rich province, and if you like visiting the Midlands and Drakensberg, is one you should know about. Nick Evans shares all we need to know about this snake - from bites to poison in your eyes and its sneaky…
10 Jan 2020 6 min

Snake Rescue Extra: Common myths and beliefs about snakes

There's no doubt that snakes are feared around the world, but most of the time, this is caused by the many myths and beliefs that are spread. Ever heard that snakes move in pairs or as a family? Is this true? This is one of the beliefs that seasoned snake…
8 Jan 2020 8 min

Snake Rescue Extra: Snakebites - the do's and don't's

A snakebite is something the majority of people fear. It is listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization, and affects thousands upon thousands of people throughout Africa each year. In this podcast, Nick Evans discusses how bites happen; snakebites in KwaZulu-Natal; what to do and what…
7 Jan 2020 7 min

Snake Rescue Extra: WARNING - Never pick up this snake!

Well, you should never pick up any snake that you come across. However, this snake, the Bibron's Stiletto Snake, is one you would seriously regret picking up. Every summer, Nick Evans gets many phone calls from people who have picked up a Stiletto Snake, thinking that it's harmless, and then…
7 Jan 2020 7 min

Snake Rescue Extra: South Africa's most venomous snake!

Did you know, the snake with the most toxic venom, drop for drop, in South Africa, is not the Black Mamba? It is, in fact, the Boomslang! In this week's episode of Snake Rescue Extra, Nick Evans discusses the habits and venom of this highly venomous but shy snake. Find…
6 Jan 2020 7 min
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