Dit is somer. Dit is warm. Dit is slangtyd. Maar wat doen \u2018n mens as jy di\u00e9 onwelkome gas in jou tuin gewaar? Jy bel \u2018n slangvanger of jou naaste polisiekantoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Hermanus Times het met AO Eduard Coetzee, sektorbestuurder van Caledon-polisie en bekende slangvanger, gesels oor wat \u2018n mens moet en nie moet doen nie. \u201cDie meeste mense skrik en hardloop weg, maar \u2018n slang sal nie sommer na jou toe kom en jou pik nie. Die belangrikste is om die slang vanaf \u2018n afstand dop te hou terwyl jy vir die slangvanger wag. Moet hom nie self probeer vang nie, jy kan moeilikheid optel. Bel my of jou naaste polisiekantoor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coetzee noem dat alhoewel dit redelik stil die afgelope tyd is, is die algemeenste slange wat in di\u00e9 gebied voorkom die Kaapse kobra, ook die geelslang of bruin kapel genoem, pofadders, boomslange en skaapstekertjies.Mense glo dat slange gewoonlik in pare voorkom, maar Coetzee noem dat dit eintlik \u2018n mite is en dat hy bitter selde twee slange op een perseel te\u00ebgekom het, maar dat dit soms gedurende paartyd voorkom. \u201cSlange is deel van die ekostelsel en hou rotte en muise weg. Moet hulle asseblief nie doodmaak nie. Wanneer ek slange vang, sit ek hulle in \u2018n groot drom en laat hulle so 15 kilometer buite die dorp in die veld vry.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op \u2018n vraag of hy al enige nabye benoude ervarings met slange gehad het, antwoord Coetzee:\u201d Nie r\u00earig nie. Ek is baie versigtig. Daar is wel party plekke wat jy baie naby aan hom moet kom om hom te vang en dan moet jy maar heeltyd op jou hoede wees.\u201dCoetzee, wat homself geleer het hoe om slange te vang, het nog altyd \u2018n belangstelling in slange gehad.\u201d Dis die King Cobra wat in Indi\u00eb voorkom wat my belangstelling aangewakker het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slange kom hoofsaaklik in die somer voor, maar Coetzee noem dat hy ook al by uitsondering een of twee slange in die winter gevang het. Hulle kom gewoonlik in lang gras of bosstruike voor, so dit is altyd \u2018n goeie idee om gras kort te hou en nie te veel bosstruike te h\u00ea nie. Dikwels waarsku diere ook as daar \u2018n slang teenwoordig is. Veral vo\u00ebltjies sal baie raas as hulle \u2018n boomslang gewaar. Dit is ook \u2018n goeie idee om troeteldiere in die huis in te bring totdat die slang gevang is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nuttige nommers vir slangvangers in jou omgewing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caledon: AO Coetzee 079 493 9120<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Botrivier: AO Paul Olivier 066 432 3752<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hermanus: Snake Removals Hermanus. Jonathan Powers 082 352 6000 (Powers het \u2018n uitgebreide databasis en kan jou in kontak plaas met slangvangers in jou gebied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018n Nuttige app om op jou foon af te laai is: African Snake Bite Institute<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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