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LIKE THIS: Willem van Rooyen describes how he handled a python that allegedly came out of the Department of Labour's building in the Pretoria CBD. PHOTO: PEGGY NKOMO

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A parking attendant at the department's building on the corner of Skinner and Andries streets was in possession of dead female python and a 60cm rinkhals.

Willem van Rooyen claims he killed the snakes at about 4am when he arrived at the department's parking lot, where he helps people park their cars. He says the snakes fell from the roof of the department's building.

"When I arrived here, I saw the snakes falling from a hole in the building's roof," he said.

"I panicked and ran for my life. But when I looked back I realised the snakes were stranded so I stoned them to death."

Van Rooyen said he kept the snakes in a plastic bag and had planned to sell them.

"I wanted to sell them because I am not working," he said. "I had found a buyer, an elderly woman, who said someone wanted the snakes.

"But officials from a game reserve took the snakes away, saying people used them for muti that killed people."

Van Rooyen said he had worked at a snake park in KwaZulu-Natal and knew how to kill a snake.

"It is common knowledge that snakes hibernate in winter when females lay their eggs. Now that it's spring they come out to find food.

"I tell you, there are more snakes in that building."

Department of Labour spokesman Mishack Magakwane dismissed Van Rooyen's claims. He said Van Rooyen must have found them somewhere else.

He said the building had had a problem with blocked toilets on Tuesday. "We called the Department of Public Works and they fixed the problem. They would have seen the snakes," Magakwane said.

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Fri May 24 09:35:36 SAST 2013 ::

Oct 1, 2012

shrink7

which building is that again, in which city?????
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Oct 1, 2012

MophemeKoPitori

It is not that, someone is messing with others so revenge is imminent.

Made in LIMPOPO
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Oct 1, 2012

Shredder

You are the man Van Rooyen IF you killed the snakes. Some conservationists (MommaC included) would have been mad at you.

"Department of Labour spokesman Mishack Magakwane dismissed Van Rooyen's claims. "
LOL. You are probably right Mr Magakwane.
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Oct 1, 2012

Shredder

@shrink7 - which building is that again, in which city?????
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Nxa!!, I feel like slapping you?
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Oct 1, 2012

Eraser

Boring Story...so wht must we do with this story..
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Oct 1, 2012

ntshware-ke-yawa

I use to tell people never say never.I remember a story somewhere in 2009 whereby people were on picnic around one of the swimming-pool(which was declared danger-free) in PTA when suddenly one of the visitors saw a crocodile crawling towards the pool with people inside.People were terrified to death that day but no-one was injured or attacked whatsoever by the crocodile.
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Oct 1, 2012

nofavours

you should have just robbed a bank with this babies. Idiot
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Oct 1, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

mara y should he kill them, poor snakes they belong to God
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Oct 1, 2012

Doctor247

Ag nee man!!! People scared to DEATH, but none injured? Damn!!!
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Oct 1, 2012

mambozana

so what, who cares. boring....
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