Southern African Python illegally offered for sale

BRITS POS - BRITS - On Friday, 6 June, the Critter Chronicles team received a call from Secra Security company and responded to an incident in a rural community where a Southern African Python (python natalensis) was being illegally offered for sale.

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(The Southern African Python is the largest snake species in Southern Africa. It is a non-venomous constrictor, a snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it.)

The team located the animal and, following legal and ethical protocols, immediately confiscated it to ensure its safety.

Shortly after, the individuals involved in the attempted sale demanded payment.

Despite calmly explaining that it is illegal to trade indigenous wildlife, the group became agitated. Tensions escalated as nearby community members got involved, with some individuals climbing onto the rescue vehicle.