Security officer captures Mozambican spitting cobra with bare hands

A security officer recently captured a 1.2m Mozambican spitting cobra with his BARE hands in Durban.

SECURITY OFFICER CAPTURES MOZAMBICAN SPITTING COBRA

According to Reaction Unit SA (RUSA) spokesperson Prem Balram, this happened on Saturday at a home in C Section, Parkgate, north of Durban.

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Balram said Reaction Unit SA officer Nkosinathi Ndaba acted without thinking about the danger when he captured a highly venomous snake with his bare hands.

“The owner of the property contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) for assistance at about 12:32 after they noticed a black snake in an outbuilding. The caller was unable to identify the snake. Reaction officers were dispatched and, on arrival, discovered the highly venomous reptile behind a stack of beer crates,” -Balram said.

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THE OFFICER REACTED EVEN THOUGH THE SNAKE WAS READY TO ATTACK

He said Ndaba could not get a snake catcher, and the family was terrified, so he reacted even though the snake had raised itself into attack position.

The snake was later identified as a Mozambican spitting cobra measuring 1,2m.

Balram furthermore said the snake was relocated to an area away from homes.

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THE COBRA WAS RELOCATED TO AN AREA AWAY FROM HOMES

“All reaction officers had done a snake course with Ndlondlo Reptile Park years ago. We were taught how to identify them.”

According to Animalia, the Mozambique spitting cobra is a highly venomous snake native to Africa.

It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in Africa. Its venom is about as toxic as the American Mojave rattlesnake, considered the world’s most venomous rattlesnake.

THE MOZAMBIQUE SPITTING COBRA IS HIGHLY VENOMOUS SNAKE

Mozambique spitting cobras are found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. They inhabit savanna preferring localities near water, to which they will readily take when disturbed.

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