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title: "Durban family finds 2.3m black mamba at front door"
description: "A family in Westville, Durban had an unexpected visitor earlier this month."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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published: "2019-06-18T14:51:00"
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# Durban family finds 2.3m black mamba at front door

> A family in Westville, Durban had an unexpected visitor earlier this month.

By News24 · Published 18 June 2019, 16:51 SAST

## Content

The family was shocked to find that a 2.3m black mamba had made itself comfortable right outside their front door.

Nick Evans, owner of KwaZulu-Natal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, was quickly summoned and by the time he arrived, the snake had slithered between tiles stacked in a pile outside.

It took the 25-year-old almost 10 minutes to catch it.

Once captured, Evans microchipped the reptile and released it.

DM