Kapama River Lodge

Awesome elephants
By Liezel Holmes, Head Ranger, Kapama River Lodge, on May 16th, 2010
We were on our way back to the lodge after having an awesome elephant sighting. I was reminiscing over the sighting when out the blue, a giant Southern African Rock Python was lying on the road not fazed at all that I almost drove him over. After stopping the vehicle I quickly jumped out to fetch a stick so that I could pick it up and show the guests. I was quite rushed as the snake started to get mobile so I grabbed a fairly big stick thinking it will do but I had underestimated the weight of the snake as when I went to pick it up the stick snapped and the snake managed to get away. None the less, what a great sighting…

Story by: Calvin Du Plessis-Kapama River Lodge Ranger