Domestic cats saved the situation.
Rob Wilde's family, a British stock trader living in South Africa, dressed up a Christmas tree on holiday eve.
The Christmas tree stood for several hours when Rob's wife noticed the unusual behavior of two domestic cats. They stared at the tree for a long time, writes CNN.
When the man parted the jewelry, he found there a deadly boomslang snake – one of the most venomous in Africa. Its poison causes bleeding and can kill a person even in small doses.
The man summoned the snake catcher. After his arrival, the snake catcher managed to remove it from the tree with the help of special tongs. The length of the amphibian reached one and a half meters.
As a reminder, a man from the Austrian city of Graz fell victim to a python attack in his own toilet.
