SIMON: Hi, I'm Simon Keys
and I'm a professional
snake catcher.
Big black mamba.
Very important, guys,
if you ever find
a snake in your back yard
or your house--
SIOUXSIE: Do not approach it,
do not pick it up.
SIMON: Tell an adult,
tell your mom and dad
and they can phone
a snake catcher, like me.
SIOUXSIE: Like me.
SIMON: We'll be there
as fast as we can.
I rescue snakes
that enter people's houses
and I release them
back into the wild.
You get rid of
an unwanted visitor,
we get to save a snake's life.
SIMON: Our passion
is to keep the snakes alive.
♪ ♪
Just about all of
Africa's deadliest
and most dangerous snakes
are found here
in Durban, South Africa.
Every day, we drive
for miles across the city
catching problem snakes
and releasing them
into nature reserves
and bush,
in and around the city.
Okay, bye, snake.
Good luck.
SIOUXSIE: Oh, look at that.
SIMON: Whew, wow.
(whooshing)
♪ ♪
Hey, guys, this snake
I'm holding here
is a California king snake.
Did you know that it's actually
immune to the venom
of a rattlesnake?
♪ ♪
SIOUXSIE:
Hi, I'm Siouxsie Gillett.
I study and care for
amphibians and reptiles,
including snakes.
(cell phone rings)
SIMON: Okay, babe,
we have to go.
Do you have a snake?
That's a herald snake.
Forest cobra.
Hey, brown house snake.
It's quite cute, ain't it?
SIOUXSIE: Yeah, it's pretty.
This milk snake here is really
is a really clever snake.
It's actually learned to mimic
the colors of a coral snake
which is
a really deadly snake.
And the way to tell the
difference is a poem.
Which is...
But luckily, I've got
the milk snake in my hand.
- (phone rings)
SIMON: Hello?
In that one?
SIMON: Yeah, quick,
quick, quick.
(phone rings)
SIOUXSIE: Thank you. Bye.
SIMON: More calls coming in.
It's just crazy today.
SIOUXSIE: We'll be with you
as soon as we can.
SIMON: Dangerous.
SIOUXSIE: Contained.
SIMON: Okay, safe.
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