Young Taylin’s love for snakes
A SARNIA schoolboy has urged Durban residents not to kill snakes when they come across the creatures slithering through their homes. Ten-year-old Taylin Naicker can easily rattle off the many species found in Durban. He is a snake lover, and wants to become a rescuer.
One of the highlights this year was meeting Simon Keys and Siouxsie Gillett, the snake-rescuers who rose to fame on National Geographic Wild’s Snake City.
The pair are seen in the programme catching snakes that find their way into Durban homes and gardens, sending residents into a panic.
Naicker spends most of his free-time watching snake programmes on TV.
“People should always assume the snake is poisonous when they see it,” Naicker advised.
“If the snake is in an enclosed space like a room, then close the windows and door, and stay outside. Call a snake-rescuer to remove the snake, but don’t kill it.”