This is according to reptile expert, Willem Pretorious, who has urged residents not to kill snakes seeking shelter from the heat.

"Some snakes will use any opportunity to get into houses, trying to avoid heat” Pretorius says.

He adds that recent rainfall could also displace snakes from their natural environment.

Pretorius further said that dangerous snakes, such as Cobra and Black Mamba, are hardly found in the province, meaning residents should not be worried. 

OFM News/Tumelo Khotha