<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:52:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@willemvzyl/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Update on Injured Brown House Snake rescued near Bellville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a quick update on the injured Brown House Snake I removed from a house in Bellville last night: He's doing well this morning and still very lively. I've moved him into a bigger bin and will keep applying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/update-on-injured-brown-house-snake-rescued-near-bellville</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/update-on-injured-brown-house-snake-rescued-near-bellville</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 10:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxC6VuBQ3aTszqovHwYgqBUW8uqqJAkkBSE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown House Snake rescued near Bellville (2017-02-01)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I received a call at 21:30 last night about a snake in someone's house - as the lady in question walked out of her door she stepped over the snake, and had quite a fright when it moved! Although capturing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/brown-house-snake-rescued-near-bellville-2017-02-01</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/brown-house-snake-rescued-near-bellville-2017-02-01</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 09:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8HuZG1KLcw1JKvua3U1xL6qkEuENVLxmvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subadult Cape Cobra rescued near Gie Road, Table View (2017-01-30)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of minutes after I dropped off the Mole Snake I captured in Plattekloof earlier today, I was called out to remove an unknown snake that went under some paving stones at a house near Gie Road in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/subadult-cape-cobra-rescued-near-gie-road-table-view-2017-01-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/subadult-cape-cobra-rescued-near-gie-road-table-view-2017-01-30</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 04:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2JDNoBkYwEsxKX4bYKc4XTgZi5nnYqBbDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subadult Mole Snake rescued near Plattekloof (2017-01-30)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was called out to a construction site near Plattekloof today to retrieve this Mole Snake that had crawled into one of the water pipes. The people on-site kept their eyes on the snake the whole time,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/subadult-mole-snake-rescued-near-plattekloof-2017-01-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/subadult-mole-snake-rescued-near-plattekloof-2017-01-30</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGPbUuyUNEixKPEpTt3q5ZHRsBxyUM1RnPQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subadult Mole Snake rescued near Milnerton (2017-01-26)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I captured this young Mole Snake at a dog park near Milnerton today - some local residents were walking their dogs and found it lying on the grass.Milnerton today - some local residents were walking their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@willemvzyl/subadult-mole-snake-rescued-near-milnerton-2017-01-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@willemvzyl/subadult-mole-snake-rescued-near-milnerton-2017-01-26</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6gCn9NTXi3QCBZRMhbSXwHs7kQWVHHzaLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subadult Mole Snake rescued near Malmesbury (2017-01-24)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was called out to remove this young Mole Snake from someone's yard near Malmesbury today. As I got there a neighbor was about to kill the snake with a shovel, luckily I was able to stop him, capture]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/snake/@willemvzyl/subadult-mole-snake-rescued-near-malmesbury-2017-01-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/snake/@willemvzyl/subadult-mole-snake-rescued-near-malmesbury-2017-01-24</guid><category><![CDATA[snake]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAHSEqPMXHj8FyTkmnTZ5CjWHdnrUqRHNn2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subadult Female Boomslang rescued near Sea Point (2017-01-22)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Boomslang was hiding behind the pump system for a water feature in Sea Point, but luckily it was boxed in and I was able to capture it fairly easily. Note how even though this is a very dangerous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/subadult-female-boomslang-rescued-near-sea-point-2017-01-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/subadult-female-boomslang-rescued-near-sea-point-2017-01-22</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAmLKprFHsqQ15oYhXCNVbfE2Q54zL77vcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male Boomslang rescued near Table View (2017-01-21)]]></title><description><![CDATA[While I was on my way to drop off the Common Slug-Eater I had picked up near Uitzicht earlier today, I received a call about a Boomslang in someone’s garden in Table View. The Boomslang was very relaxed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/male-boomslang-rescued-near-table-view-2017-01-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/male-boomslang-rescued-near-table-view-2017-01-21</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 08:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvdQNWGQe4eMBDQcp3oCFksSEG8saW9nfKL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Slug Eater rescued near Uitzicht, Durbanville (2017-01-21)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I collected this Common Slug-Eater from a house near Uitzicht (Durbanville) earlier today - the owners had captured it in a plastic bin and I helped them identify it, then relocated it safely to the wild.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/common-slug-eater-rescued-near-uitzicht-durbanville-2017-01-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/common-slug-eater-rescued-near-uitzicht-durbanville-2017-01-21</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 09:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvyTZYfuYQbnVGNqHRQi9AGN9sWnZW1u69c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape Cobra rescued near Sunset Beach (2017-01-18)]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my way to a client this morning I was called by someone in Sunset Beach who had just found a Cape Cobra amongst some building rubble at a construction site. The cobra was very defensive when I got there,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/cape-cobra-rescued-near-sunset-beach-2017-01-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@willemvzyl/cape-cobra-rescued-near-sunset-beach-2017-01-18</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 09:08:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2cdgV3HfX2vsJzg5DcUUfdDYEJ4E6mgacW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Q&A on Snakes, Snakebite, and Snake Safety (2017-01-17)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a recording of a Facebook Live Question & Answer Session I did for the Table View (Cape Town) community in January 2017. I discussed some specific safety topics, then answered any questions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/snake/@willemvzyl/live-q-and-a-on-snakes-snakebite-and-snake-safety-2017-01-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/snake/@willemvzyl/live-q-and-a-on-snakes-snakebite-and-snake-safety-2017-01-17</guid><category><![CDATA[snake]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 08:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dwVLaykYUFBtQyo38BU9xJ74nLwVuRU7cNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape Cobra rescued near Philadelphia (2017-01-14)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late this afternoon I received a call from someone in Philadelphia asking whether I could collect a Cape Cobra they had caught and put into a bin. This cobra was pretty defensive by the time I got there,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/videos/@willemvzyl/cape-cobra-rescued-near-philadelphia-2017-01-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/videos/@willemvzyl/cape-cobra-rescued-near-philadelphia-2017-01-14</guid><category><![CDATA[videos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[willemvzyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 08:32:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dw31VQw4pbj49TXAQ1mMBVeEbH2wi82kGke?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Slug Eater rescued near Plattekloof (2017-01-14)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johann Roux (Tygerberg Snake Rescue) and I were having breakfast in Plattekloof this morning, when a call came in for a snake someone found whilst cleaning their yard - just 5 minutes away from us. 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