Why we should save snakes: Durban snake rescuer transforms fear into education

Durban — Education and understanding turned one man’s snake fear into fascination, featuring an up-close encounter with a docile olive snake and four compelling reasons to preserve these essential predators.Durban snake rescuer Nick Evans said a man who previously killed snakes, overcame his fear. Today he does not fear snakes“With a bit of education, his attitude towards snakes changed, and he overcame his fear, as you can see,” Evans said, describing it as a rewarding moment.“In his hand is the olive snake I recently caught. It’s such a docile animal.”The answer to his…