Well-known local snake catcher Jan "Slang" van Rooyen was back in the Louis Trichardt Magistrate's Court on Thursday, 17 July, facing charges related to contraventions of the Limpopo Environmental Management Act (LEMA), Act 7 of 2003.
On Wednesday, 4 June, members of the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) raided his home and confiscated 21 snakes he had been keeping in captivity. These included both venomous and non-venomous snakes, indigenous a...