People were mortified by the man's encounter with a venomous snake ... walk away from the river and got help from security officers who called the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) and paramedics ...

Officer Ndaba located the snake under a pile of metal roof sheeting and safely removed the reptile. Photo: Reaction Unit South Africa. A Black mamba was found on a construction site near King ...

With close to 4,000 people being bitten by snakes in South Africa every year, concerns are being raised about the lack of anti-venom at local hospitals. The problem does not only affect snake bite ...