RockCoach Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 The name sounds familiar. I've been watching this program on Animal Planet I think, Snakes in the City. This tattooed guy catching snakes in Dbn. Even he gets the shakes every time they deal with mambas I saw one episode a few weeks ago. Most of the time the people can't even tell him what snake he is dealing with and he has to go under a house or in a roof etc. Saw him catch a 2.5m black mamba inside someone's (messy) bedroom cupboard. That wasn't even the hard part. Getting it into a pillow case and getting the pillow case into a plastic tub without being bitten was eye opening - at no point in the process did he let go of it's neck.
blondeonabike Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 So would you rather leave a 2.5m black mamba in your roof because another one could possibly move in if you kill this one? Remember, it being in the roof is almost as good as being in your house, it's so easy for them to squeeze through tight spaces. My point is not about killing the snake in the roof. I dont think you had any other options. My thoughts are more along the lines of getting a new house Logic tells me that maybe the one that moves in after the one you killed may just be a little smaller ?(second boss in line). So Id be packing boxes because I wont sleep at night. Hairy 1
leeubok Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 My point is not about killing the snake in the roof. I dont think you had any other options. My thoughts are more along the lines of getting a new house Logic tells me that maybe the one that moves in after the one you killed may just be a little smaller ?(second boss in line). So Id be packing boxes because I wont sleep at night.LOL, sorry if I misunderstood your post. Hopefully we don't have any more uninvited settlers! Otherwise my wife and kids may just pack up and leave me here.. I still have to check the roof for eggs though, in case it was a female.. blondeonabike and Lexx 2
Pure Savage Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 Quick update on our roof tenant. After the last klopjag we did, it disappeared for a while and I thought we had chased it away for good. Then on Monday morning, at 3am, my wife and I got woken up by the same sounds coming from directly above our bed. So I knew the snake was back, and it kept me awake until I had to get up and go to work. After work I got my shotgun, flashlight and snakestick ready and climbed into the roof again. I just thought bugger the ceiling boards, if I see this snake I'm going to blast it! As I headed towards the bedroom I saw some fresh snake poop.Told the wife to take a broomstick and knock on the ceiling boards where we heard it last time. She could immediately hear it but I couldn't, and neither could I see it because it was underneath the insulation. Eventually it's head popped out, and that's when I nearly shat myself. It wasn't a mfezi as I first thought, but a flippen black mamba! It shot out from underneath the insulation (luckily not in my direction) so I took 2 shots at it and got it. I was still *** bang to go near it, if it's still alive and comes for me there's no room in there to quickly move out the way. 2.5m (we measured it) BLACK MAMBA_20160527_060238.JPG No photo of the shotgun collateral damage leeubok and Lexx 2
blondeonabike Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 No photo of the shotgun collateral damage Years ago we had a field mouse ( Those cute ones with stripes on their backs) that we would catch in the kitchen and then go put in the veld over the road....a few days later it would be back.....we repeated this process a few times. We either had a homing mouse or an infestation Anyway one night Chainsaw cornered it in a cupboard. So okay.... my hubby was a bit annoyed so he took the pellet gun and shot it in the cupboard. One tiny mouse exploded all over my Chemistry study books. ( I was studying correspondence at the time) Lexx and leeubok 2
leeubok Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 No photo of the shotgun collateral damage LOL, luckily there wasn't any collateral damage. Except for one of the down lights popping out (why that happened I don't know), and one tiny hole in the ceiling board. I think I shot it against the actual wall, not the ceiling boards. I'll have to go back up to check, at the time I wasn't too worried about anything other than the snake... Maybe it was just faking death
Pure Savage Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 Years ago we had a field mouse ( Those cute ones with stripes on their backs) that we would catch in the kitchen and then go put in the veld over the road....a few days later it would be back.....we repeated this process a few times. We either had a homing mouse or an infestation Anyway one night Chainsaw cornered it in a cupboard. So okay.... my hubby was a bit annoyed so he took the pellet gun and shot it in the cupboard. One tiny mouse exploded all over my Chemistry study books. ( I was studying correspondence at the time) ha ha ha!! Sort of like "Dog ate my homework" hubby executed rodent on work... Bateleur1, blondeonabike and leeubok 3
Pure Savage Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 LOL, luckily there wasn't any collateral damage. Except for one of the down lights popping out (why that happened I don't know), and one tiny hole in the ceiling board. I think I shot it against the actual wall, not the ceiling boards. I'll have to go back up to check, at the time I wasn't too worried about anything other than the snake... Maybe it was just faking death Good to hear you did not install a sky light at the same time leeubok 1
Bonus Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 Lexx, on 30 May 2016 - 12:01 PM, said:Whaaaat!!! I would've got a friend to burn the whole neighborhood house down while I was on a plane to somewhere safe. The only good snake is a dead snake... FIXED PROPERLY Meezo, Lexx and leeubok 3
Reg Lizard Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 Quick update on our roof tenant. After the last klopjag we did, it disappeared for a while and I thought we had chased it away for good. Then on Monday morning, at 3am, my wife and I got woken up by the same sounds coming from directly above our bed. So I knew the snake was back, and it kept me awake until I had to get up and go to work. After work I got my shotgun, flashlight and snakestick ready and climbed into the roof again. I just thought bugger the ceiling boards, if I see this snake I'm going to blast it! As I headed towards the bedroom I saw some fresh snake poop.Told the wife to take a broomstick and knock on the ceiling boards where we heard it last time. She could immediately hear it but I couldn't, and neither could I see it because it was underneath the insulation. Eventually it's head popped out, and that's when I nearly shat myself. It wasn't a mfezi as I first thought, but a flippen black mamba! It shot out from underneath the insulation (luckily not in my direction) so I took 2 shots at it and got it. I was still *** bang to go near it, if it's still alive and comes for me there's no room in there to quickly move out the way. 2.5m (we measured it) BLACK MAMBA_20160527_060238.JPGOnse liewe ouers btw the last time I killed a snake with a spade it was a 50pager series Bateleur1, Meezo, Lexx and 1 other 4
Paulst12 Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 Now this is a puffy.One of my mates in Botswana just outside GabsThat thing will bite your leg off !!!
Bateleur1 Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 Onse liewe ouers btw the last time I killed a snake with a spade it was a 50pager series So thinking of you when this thread started and was expecting the BikeHub jury to be out in full force. I was dissappointed. Reg Lizard and Lexx 2
Bonus Posted June 11, 2016 Posted June 11, 2016 We came across a Spanish snake today whilst out exploring! I believe it was a harmless grass snake, olive green and about 70cm long - laying on a rock in the sun. It lazily watched us go by and then as I got my phone out to take a pic is slithered away into the bushes. Completely non confrontational. Mind you according to Wendy, whilst recounting the experience to our farmer neighbour, it was "at least 2m long and deadly. It even considered chasing us at one point . . . " LOL - I was really calm and I'm the one who hates snakes! BDF 1
BSG Posted June 11, 2016 Posted June 11, 2016 Quick update on our roof tenant. After the last klopjag we did, it disappeared for a while and I thought we had chased it away for good. Then on Monday morning, at 3am, my wife and I got woken up by the same sounds coming from directly above our bed. So I knew the snake was back, and it kept me awake until I had to get up and go to work. After work I got my shotgun, flashlight and snakestick ready and climbed into the roof again. I just thought bugger the ceiling boards, if I see this snake I'm going to blast it! As I headed towards the bedroom I saw some fresh snake poop.Told the wife to take a broomstick and knock on the ceiling boards where we heard it last time. She could immediately hear it but I couldn't, and neither could I see it because it was underneath the insulation. Eventually it's head popped out, and that's when I nearly shat myself. It wasn't a mfezi as I first thought, but a flippen black mamba! It shot out from underneath the insulation (luckily not in my direction) so I took 2 shots at it and got it. I was still *** bang to go near it, if it's still alive and comes for me there's no room in there to quickly move out the way. 2.5m (we measured it) BLACK MAMBA_20160527_060238.JPG[emoji298] sem, I would have [emoji90] myself too! leeubok 1
Mongooser Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Our neighbor has a jungle growing in his yard, suspects he has loads of snakes in his yard. Sent from my GT-I8190 using Tapatalk
Bonus Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Our neighbor has a jungle growing in his yard, suspects he has loads of snakes in his yard. Sent from my GT-I8190 using Tapatalk Snakes don't respect fences . . . #justsaying
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