Just_Joshin
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Well, this afternoon i was sitting around home recovering from a weekend of water skiing follow by 2 hard days work, feeling the muscle aches and pains when the phone rang.
I answered to find a rather anxious lady,who was an old family friend, asking to speak to me. When i let her know it was i she was speaking too, she proceeded to tell me she has a snake stuck in bird netting in her garden and was not quite sure what to do, who to call etc. Well having previously been a rescuer and still having all my gear i said "see you in 5 minutes".
Upon arrival i discover an approximately 5ft Red belly severely tangled in the bird netting on the first 20cm of it body, with the neck and head being severely constricted. With this in mind i wanted to act quickly to free the snake so i VERY quickly took a few pics then began the task of cutting the snake free, and then cutting away the netting that was entangle on the snake. With the help of her rather nervous husband holding the tail end for me, i managed to cut the snake free within about 10 minutes. The snake looks relatively unharmed, but i have it tucked away over night to rest it up and will pop it in to the vets for a check up first thing tomorrow morning. All going well i'll release it tomorrow.
Below are a couple of pics i took on arrival and then 1 or 2 after it was freed as i was checking its behaviour, condition and movement. I'm awaiting an email from the lady with pics of the cutting. Enjoy!
And to say thanks the little blighter musked me. Charming!!
I answered to find a rather anxious lady,who was an old family friend, asking to speak to me. When i let her know it was i she was speaking too, she proceeded to tell me she has a snake stuck in bird netting in her garden and was not quite sure what to do, who to call etc. Well having previously been a rescuer and still having all my gear i said "see you in 5 minutes".
Upon arrival i discover an approximately 5ft Red belly severely tangled in the bird netting on the first 20cm of it body, with the neck and head being severely constricted. With this in mind i wanted to act quickly to free the snake so i VERY quickly took a few pics then began the task of cutting the snake free, and then cutting away the netting that was entangle on the snake. With the help of her rather nervous husband holding the tail end for me, i managed to cut the snake free within about 10 minutes. The snake looks relatively unharmed, but i have it tucked away over night to rest it up and will pop it in to the vets for a check up first thing tomorrow morning. All going well i'll release it tomorrow.
Below are a couple of pics i took on arrival and then 1 or 2 after it was freed as i was checking its behaviour, condition and movement. I'm awaiting an email from the lady with pics of the cutting. Enjoy!
And to say thanks the little blighter musked me. Charming!!