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[FILE] The Black Spitting Cobra is one of Africa’s most private and shy snakes.
Northern Cape Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Koliswa Otola has commended Captain Joanita Becker from the Air Wing unit for ensuring the safety of the community and her SAPS colleagues.
Captain Becker successfully caught a venomous Cape cobra and a puff adder at the Belmont SAPS Community Service Centre.
According to police, Becker took 20 minutes to locate and safely catch the Cape cobra, which was hiding in a filing cabinet. The snakes were later released into their natural habitat.
Provincial spokesperson Sergio Kock says, “The Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lieutenant-General Koliswa Otola, commended Capt Joanita Becker of the NC SAPS Air Wing unit for going the extra mile in ensuring the community and SAPS members are safe and secure at all times.”
Kock added, “Capt Becker completed her Level 1 and 2 snake catchers course between 2019 and 2022 in Kimberley through the African Snake Bite Institute and is trained to identify, catch, and release a snake into its natural habitat.”
#sapsNC Northern Cape #SAPS Pilot saves the day by catching two snakes at Belmont Police Station. On Sunday, 26/01, Capt Becker, also a registered snake catcher, immediately responded to the call of highly venomous snakes spotted in Belmont SAPS Community Service (CSC). The… pic.twitter.com/L8f8yIElwi
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) January 27, 2025