They're not all bad

[Rob]

On another topic Rishaad mentioned an Educational talk he did recently, it happened to be at Heartlands, a company which owns alot of property at the AECI complex in Umbogintwini.
Ive been called to the complex numerous times and removed Green Mambas, Boomslang, 1 Mozambique spitter and the usual Night adders and Bushsnakes.
Anyway as a result of Rishaads talk, they called him this morning for a "Green mamba" which he forwarded on to me since I live out here. Long story short, it was a nice big (almost 5ft) male Boomslang.
My point though is that this company have a policy whereby no animals may be killed, despite the office having to be evacuated they went out of their way to contact a "professional" who could assist without killing the snake.
They have a nature reserve within the complex where they insisted I release the snake, which I did. And refreshingly, they asked what they owe me for my time. When I told him he asked for a day to process the paperwork and he would call me when I could collect.
I really got the feeling that although it was policy, even the individuals were happy the snake wasnt killed, it really was nice to see.

Good job Rishaad, they spoke highly of you so you clearly made an impression.

[Bushviper]

This what it is all about. Education is the key to our future. Nice going.

[Rishaad]

Thanks Rob for the compliment and also for going out there. Even though you were having a busy morning you still sacrificed your time so good on you man. It's a pity I could not be there with you as I got back to work today after a month of short time and was just told to go home again and we will know in 2 weeks whether we still have jobs here. The tension here is extremely high. Well, you made an impression too as I was told you handled the snake very gracefully even though it wanted a piece of you quite badly. Hopefully in a few years I will have the experience and finesse to handle dangerous snakes as comfortably as you guys and girls. BV, I agree with you whole heartily and with time and patience we can change the mindsets.