Summary South Africas east coast city of Durban is hotting up as the most snake active time of the entire year moves into full throttle. Simon and Nadine are swamped with calls, and hopeful that Mike, a friend and fellow snake-catcher in training, will prove a useful ally in their deadly deployments.

Mike has just arrived from the U.K. on his annual visit to this snake haven, where he hopes to learn first hand what it takes to be a fully-fledged snake handler. Within 5 minutes of stepping off the plane he gets his chance as Simon, Nadine and Mike head through to a call from a rubbish-removal team whose daily duties have come to a halt after spotting a Black mamba amongst the trash.

Calls are coming through thick and fast and next Mike and Simon head out to a local residents home to find a massive Burmese python sunning itself by their pool. This snake is strong and Mike may have bitten himself off more than he can chew. How will he handle this behemoth?

Simon & Mike find themselves moving quickly from one residence to the next, when they get another call out for a possible Green mamba sighting by yet another pool. The heat may be bringing out all the local wildlife to these urban watering holes, and the guys soon find themselves face to face with an angry female in defense modeonly to discover she may not be travelling alone.

Nadine & Mike are left to fend for themselves in Durban, as Simon nervously boards a flight to Joburg to meet venom expert Mike Perry, who will show Simon the ropes before he attempts his first Black mamba milking. After checking in some highly unusual luggage, Simon and Nadine part ways, with Nadine on edge thinking of what Simons about to do, and Simon hesitant yet excited to meet the man with 30 years of experience dealing with deadly, venomous snakes, for a lesson in mamba milking 101.

With Simon out of town, Nadine calls in the help of local snake expert and reptile park owner, Neville, to a callout for an unidentified brown snake held up in a makeshift bathroom wall. Stuck literally between rock and a hard place, Neville is in real danger as he pries open the wall with a crowbar. The tension builds to boiling point when he goes in for a closer look. A look that may be his last.

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