Deep South Reptile Rescue

Deep South Reptile Rescue We strive for conservation through education. Knowledge beats fear and builds respect & understanding

Happy Friday all. Stay safe, respect nature 🙏
09/10/2026

Happy Friday all.

Stay safe, respect nature 🙏

Catchers United — Stakeholder UpdateYesterday, Catchers United was presented at the Western Cape biodiversity stakeholde...
08/10/2026

Catchers United — Stakeholder Update
Yesterday, Catchers United was presented at the Western Cape biodiversity stakeholder engagement as an existing, operational infrastructure — not a future proposal.
Already working across the Western Cape and South Africa, our verified responder network currently helps bridge the gap between the public and wildlife incidents, particularly where snakes are concerned.
But Catchers United was never built for snakes alone.
The platform can expand across conservation sectors to support:
• Wildlife response
• Verified networks
• Data collection & mapping
• Education
• Collaboration
• Public engagement
• Transparent reporting
• Administrative support
Our vision is to bring conservation organisations, specialists, responders, communities and authorities together under one connected infrastructure.
We are now inviting organisations from other conservation sectors — birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, marine wildlife, plants, habitat conservation, research and more — to talk to us about collaboration and service agreements.
The infrastructure is built. It's working. Now it's time to bring conservation together.
Catchers United
Rescue • Response • Conservation

🐍 Snake season is in full swing — and Catchers United is growing with it.Our network now has 33 verified Catchers and we...
02/10/2026

🐍 Snake season is in full swing — and Catchers United is growing with it.

Our network now has 33 verified Catchers and we’ve successfully attended 62 wildlife incidents.

That’s 62 real-world situations where people received assistance and wildlife was given a better chance — all within just a few short weeks.

Our public user base is growing rapidly too, and people are finding it easier than ever to report wildlife incidents, request assistance and connect with verified responders.

This is exactly what Catchers United was built for:
connecting communities with trusted wildlife responders when it matters.

And we’re only getting started.

🌍 Catchers United
The world’s first Wildlife Conflict Management Infrastructure

👉 www.catchersunited.com

🐍 SNAKE SEASON IS IN FULL SWING!If you haven’t already, head over to www.catchersunited.com, select “Report a Wildlife I...
01/10/2026

🐍 SNAKE SEASON IS IN FULL SWING!

If you haven’t already, head over to www.catchersunited.com, select “Report a Wildlife Incident” and sign up.

Once registered, you become a public user of Catchers United and gain access to the world’s first Wildlife Conflict Management Infrastructure.

📍 Report wildlife sightings
🚨 Request a verified responder
🌍 Help contribute valuable conservation data
🤝 Connect with a growing network of professional wildlife responders

Whether you’ve encountered a snake at home, at work, or out in your community — don’t panic, keep your distance, and use Catchers United to get the right help.

Every report helps us build a better understanding of wildlife conflict and where it is happening.

Catchers United
Building a stronger response network that can protect our natural world.

🌐 www.catchersunited.com

30/09/2026

Herald Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Mildly Venomous

This is a Herald Snake, also commonly known as the Red-lipped Herald.

These beautiful little snakes have a mild anticoagulant venom, but it is not considered medically significant to humans and does not pose the same danger as the venom of our medically important snakes. They are generally harmless to people and large pets such as dogs and cats.

What they do have is an impressive threat display! 😳🐍

When disturbed, a Herald Snake can put on quite a show, which unfortunately often causes people to mistake them for juvenile cobras.

But don't let the display fool you — these are small, harmless predators that play an important role in our ecosystem.

Their favourite meals include frogs, lizards and other small prey, helping to keep those populations naturally balanced.

So the next time you encounter one, remember:

Not every snake that looks threatening is dangerous.

Learn to identify them, give them space, and let them get on with their job in our ecosystem.

🐍 The difference between fear and respect is knowledge.

www.catchersunited.com

28/09/2026

Brown water snake
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
Harmless

Brown Water Snake
A beautiful Brown Water Snake hunting in a garden pond for tadpoles. 🐍💧
I advised the caller to simply leave it be and allow it to continue doing what it naturally does. They were more than happy to do so.
Sometimes the best way to help wildlife is simply to give it space and let it get on with being wild.
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Mole snake Pseudaspis cana Non venomous sub-adult Mole Snake.Mole Snakes are the largest species of snake found in the W...
28/09/2026

Mole snake
Pseudaspis cana
Non venomous

sub-adult Mole Snake.

Mole Snakes are the largest species of snake found in the Western Cape. They change considerably in appearance as they grow.

Juvenile Mole Snakes have a distinct spotted pattern, which gradually fades as they mature. On this sub-adult, you can still clearly see the remnants of that juvenile pattern beginning to disappear.

It’s a great example of how the appearance of a snake can change throughout its life as it grows. 🐍

25/09/2026

CATCHERS UNITED — WEEKLY STATS 🐍🌍

43 animals safely removed from conflict and returned to their natural environments, where they can continue playing their important role as cornerstone species within our ecosystems.

Catchers United continues to grow in a positive and steady direction, with 32 professional wildlife responders across South Africa ready to assist with wildlife incidents within their reach.

We’re continuing to onboard more verified responders and expand our coverage into more areas, strengthening the network week by week.

This is only the beginning.

Catchers United — building a stronger response network that can protect our natural world.

🌍 www.catchersunited.com

OUR NETWORK IS GROWING 🌍🐍A huge thank you to all of our professional responders who have been verified and are helping p...
25/09/2026

OUR NETWORK IS GROWING 🌍🐍

A huge thank you to all of our professional responders who have been verified and are helping provide safe, ethical wildlife response within their communities.

Bridging the gap between wildlife conflict and safe, ethical responders is what Catchers United is all about.

Now, at the touch of a button, a request for assistance can go out to responders within 50 km of you. You can select a responder, and once they accept the call, they can come out and safely assist with relocating the animal.

You can also see where your responder is, how far away they are, and their estimated arrival time — keeping you informed while help is on the way.

While you wait:
• Stay calm.
• Keep a safe distance of 3–5 metres.
• Don't approach, corner or attempt to handle the animal.
• Keep your eyes on the snake from a safe distance so you can show the responder where it has gone.

Together, we're building a stronger response network — connecting communities with verified wildlife responders and helping people and wildlife coexist more safely.

Catchers United
Building a stronger response network that can protect our natural world.

🌍 www.catchersunited.com

A massive thank You the Johnathan and Rachel, for having me on CCfm this morning. It is such a pleasure to chat snakes a...
23/09/2026

A massive thank You the Johnathan and Rachel, for having me on CCfm this morning.

It is such a pleasure to chat snakes and spread the Catchers United message to more people it is designed to help.

Link below to the podcast for anyone who missed it live.

https://iono.fm/e/1721106

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