Durban, South Africa - Simon Keys gloved hands holding a Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica) that he had safely extracted from inside an old tree stump. The gloves are specially designed, heavy-duty gloves which protect snake handlers from possible snake bites.
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA- Night adder (Causus rhombeatus) slithering into a river bed after being safely released by Simon Keys and Susan Gillett. (Photo credit: National Geographic Channels/Frederick Higgs)
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - A light-hearted moment as Simon Keys and Siouxsie Gillett handle a juvenile Spotted bush snake. (Philothamnus semivariegatus). Spotted bush snakes are very common and completely harmless, feeding mainly on lizards and frogs. They have excellent eyesight and are extremely alert snakes.
Durban, South Africa: Medium shot of Susan Gillett (standing left) handling a Beauty rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus) and Simon Keys (standing right) handling an African rock python (Python sebae). Blue, Durban city centre wall behind them.The Beauty rat snake is a semi-arboreal (tree-dwelling) snake, native to East and Southeast Asia. Africa's largest snakes, African rock pythons, are non-venomous predators, which kill their prey using constriction. (Photo Credit: Earth-Touch USA/ Anthony Purnell)Durban, South Africa: Medium shot of Susan Gillett (standing left) handling a Beauty rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus) and Simon Keys (standing right) handling an African rock python (Python sebae). Blue, Durban city centre wall behind them.The Beauty rat snake is a semi-arboreal (tree-dwelling) snake, native to East and Southeast Asia. Africa's largest snakes, African rock pythons, are non-venomous predators, which kill their prey using constriction. (Photo Credit: Earth-Touch USA/ Anthony Purnell)
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA- Simon Keys and Susan Gillett standing next to a house in Durban with homeowner, Simon holding a Brown house snake (Boaedon capensis), while examining it. Simon and Susan catch snakes in human habitations in and around Durban and translocate them to safer areas where they are less likely to come into contact with people. (Photo credit: National Geographic Channels/Frederick Higgs)
Durban, South Africa: Medium shot of Simon Keys sitting on steps handling a southern African python (Python natalensis) in the city of Durban. Simon catches snakes in human habitations in and around Durban and translocate them to safer areas where they are less likely to come into contact with people.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA- Simon Keys holding a puff adder (Bitis arietans), carefully indicating the position of the fangs of this venomous snake. Simon Keys and Susan Gillett catch snakes in human habitations and translocate them to safer areas where they are less likely to come into contact with people.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA- Simon Keys holding a puff adder (Bitis arietans), carefully indicating the position of the fangs of this venomous snake. Simon Keys and Susan Gillett catch snakes in human habitations and translocate them to safer areas where they are less likely to come into contact with people.
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