Black Mamba, White Witch
During the summer in Swaziland, black mamba snakes turn up everywhere. Thea Litschka-Koen and her husband are on call to rescue and release the snakes.
Wildlife documentary. In the small African kingdom of Swaziland, the black mamba is a snake both feared and revered. During summer, these elegant yet lethal snakes turn up everywhere - in homes, schools and cars - and people are bitten every week. Enter Thea Litschka-Koen, a mum and hotel manager who has become known affectionately as the white witch. She and her husband are on call 24 hours a day to rescue and release black mambas when they get too close for comfort.
But what everyone wants to know is will they come back again? We follow Thea and her team as they set up a pioneering new scientific project: to track the black mambas they release back into the wild, and find out just how these deadly snakes spend their lives.
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Catching A Mamba
Duration: 03:04
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Iconic predator
Duration: 01:02
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Mamba danger
Duration: 03:07
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Mamba rumble
Duration: 01:39
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Lenny Henry |
Producer | Jo Scofield |
Participant | Thea Litschka-Koen |
Participant | Clifton Koen |
Participant | Graham Alexander |
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Nov 2009 21:00
- Sat 21 Nov 2009 16:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Wed 25 Nov 2009 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Wed 2 Dec 2009 01:45
- Sun 7 Feb 2010 16:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sun 7 Feb 2010 17:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 13 Aug 2014 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Tue 27 Jun 2017 16:15
- Sat 17 Nov 2018 10:00