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Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Snake In Deer Netting

Posted on 19:00 by Unknown
This afternoon, we received a call from a man in Boulder Creek. A gopher snake had gotten caught in deer netting (also called garden netting). He'd tried to cut it free, but the agitated snake kept striking at him.


Thankfully, we have two new recruits located in Ben Lomond, just minutes from Boulder Creek! After a briefing with Rebecca, Maureen H. and Jennifer W. responded. Here's video of the rescue:




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