It was not the kind of surprise that pairs well with a good vintage. Residents in Westville may have needed a stiff drink after discovering an unexpected house guest: a black mamba that bypassed the couch and instead curled up around a bottle of wine. The snake, the second mamba rescue of the year for snake catcher Nick Evans, was spotted entering the house before neatly tucking itself around a bottle of wine, sparking jokes that it may have been extending its New Year celebrations.
Snake rescuer Evans, who attended the call-out, was quick to clear that up. “Like many who celebrated New Year’s, it looked like it was enjoying some alcohol — kidding, obviously, it wasn’t drinking it,” Evans said. Evans said the mamba had wrapped itself firmly around a single bottle, requiring a careful extraction.
“I pulled the bottle out first, and then the feisty mamba, which was 2m in length. Quite impressed it tucked itself into that tiny space!” Evans said snakes are known for choosing unusual hiding places, often to escape heat or disturbance. “Snakes get into some strange or amusing places,” he said.
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