Die bekende slangman van Worcester, Andr\u00e9 du Preez van Silverfox Snake Removals, is vanjaar weer heel bedrywig in die \u201cslang-seisoen\u201d.<\/p>\n
So ver in die seisoen, met nog maande oor van slange vang, het Andr\u00e9 reeds van aangesig tot aangesig met 160 slange te doen gehad. Maar hierdie getal kan nog tot sowat 300 slange of meer styg.<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9 het heel toevallig Worcester se amptelike slangvanger geword, bloot omdat hy \u2013 as hy te hore gekom het van \u2019n slang in iemand se huis \u2013 sy hulp aangebied het. Hy het immers van die jonge ouderdom van 14 jaar reeds met slange kennis gemaak. <\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9 s\u00ea in die huidige slangseisoen, ook hoogsomer, is die slange \u2019n bietjie meer \u2013 veral di\u00e9 wat uiters giftig is.<\/p>\n
Hy s\u00ea die rede hiervoor kan wees weens die baie lang en nat winter wat pas verby is en dan nou ook \u2019n baie warm somer.<\/p>\n
En waar Jan en alleman slange wil vang as hulle net aan \u2019n slang dink, het Andr\u00e9 nie \u2019n bang haar op sy kop vir hulle nie, maar wel baie respek, s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n
\u201cNee, ek is nog nooit deur \u2019n slang gepik of het eens naby aan \u2019n byt gekom nie. Maar ek het nog nooit my respek vir hulle verloor nie. Ek is ook nie \u2019n selfoon-\u2018warrior<\/span>\u2019 nie. Dit beteken ek doen nie simpel goed dat mense dit kan afneem nie. <\/p>\n \u201cEk is te alle tye baie versigtig en respekvol \u2013 in die slang-ding is daar nie plek vir foute soos \u2018oeps, kom ons doen dit weer\u2019 nie.\u201d<\/p>\n Andr\u00e9 s\u00ea met die huidige veldbrande kan slange dalk meer in die dorp voorkom wanneer daar geen kos in hul natuurlike habitat is nie, omdat veldmuise en rotte dorp toe kom om van die brande te ontsnap en die slange kom dan agterna. \u201cMaar dit is die natuur se manier.\u201d<\/p>\n Hy s\u00ea die vreesaanjaendste ervaring is altyd as dit by kinders en slange kom. <\/p>\n \u201cAs \u2019n Kaapse kobra in \u2019n kind se speelkamer of onder sy bed beland, is ek net verlig dat my hulp betyds ingeroep is. Maar dit is weer \u2019n bewys dat slange nie aanval nie. Hulle sal wel net hulself verdedig as hulle bedreig voel.\u201d<\/p>\n Andr\u00e9 was onlangs weer in die nuus toe sy hulp ingeroep is om \u2019n otter te vang wat amok in \u2019n tuin in Re\u00fcniepark, Worcester, gemaak het. <\/p>\n Hy het hierdie reddingspoging as \u201c \u2019n bucket list<\/em>-ervaring\u201d vir hom beskryf. Dit was egter glad nie die eerste keer wat Andr\u00e9 tot die redding moes kom om ander gediertes veilig te verwyder en terug te neem na hul natuurlike habitat nie.<\/p>\n \u201cEk moes eenkeer \u2019n rooikat vang wat onder \u2019n wendyhuis in Eikelaan geskuil het. Dan was daar \u2019n rooijakkals wat ek in Worcester se nywerheidsgebied moes red. Ander kere wasdit stinkmuishonde, uile, arende en dies meer.\u201d<\/p>\n Andr\u00e9 stel dit duidelik as slange nie bedreig voel nie, is hulle eintlik onskadelik. Hulle is ook \u2019n baie belangrike deel van ons oorlewing.<\/p>\n \u201cSonder slange sal muise en rotte oorneem en ons voedsel opvreet, en kragdrade in dakke afkou, wat kortsluitings veroorsaak.<\/p>\n \u201cWanneer jy \u2019n slang sien, staan stil. Slange reageer op beweging en vibrasie. Beweeg terug terwyl jy na \u2019n slang kyk. <\/p>\n \u201cMaak die deur toe en sit \u2019n opgerolde handdoek onder teen die deur se opening. Waarsku ook almal in die huis dat daar \u2019n slang in die kamer is en hulle moenie daar ingaan nie, en bel my vir hulp.\u201d<\/p>\n As natuurliefhebber is Andr\u00e9 se hooffokus te alle tye wanner hy op roep is om \u2019n slang of ander gedierte te verwyder, om na die veiligheid van die gedierte om te sien.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Die bekende slangman van Worcester, Andr\u00e9 du Preez van Silverfox Snake Removals, is vanjaar weer heel bedrywig in die 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