⚠️A 5 meter long African Rock Python lay dead still, so much so we didn’t even know it was there, before the perfect moment to strike. We had stopped to photograph some Lilly’s and suddenly chaos erupted. Splashes, birds screaming and one Egyptian goose’s head held under the water while the snack stared its coiling. We sat there for probably 30 to 40 minutes watching this whole scene develop. There were other brave members in the audience. Black Crake, African Jacana, sandpipers and this poor go

Giant Rock Python Spotted in the Wild! 🐍 | Watercooler

This male rock python (Python natalensis) came to FFW on 29 June via NSPCA’s inspector Mpho Mokoena, who confiscated him from a Sangoma where he was being kept for muti trade. The python came to us with a head wound and was dehydrated and starving. He was diligently cared for by Jamie and Meg, his head wound was treated, and he was given nice warm (supervised!) soaks to help the healing and to ensure that he would be able to do a complete shed and have healthy tissue underneath the wound. He spe