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Snake catcher frees a black snake found in a Hatay garden wall
A roughly 1.5-metre black snake entered a garden wall at a home in Payas, in Turkey’s Hatay province.
The homeowner called the emergency centre after spotting it hiding in a hole in the wall.
Fire crews and snake catcher Kemal Başer went to the scene.
Başer pulled the snake from the wall and caught it with his bare hands, saying it bit him several times.
He also spotted broken glass in the wall, which could have cut him as he reached for the snake.
Başer said this type of black snake in Hatay does not harm people, but not all black snakes in Turkey are non-venomous.
He released the snake in a suitable natural habitat, away from people.
A snake catcher captured and released a black snake found inside a garden wall in Payas, Hatay.
The snake was about 1.5 metres long and had hidden in a hole in the wall.
Kemal Başer, known as “Snake Kemal,” removed it by hand and released it into a suitable natural habitat.
Başer said the snake bit him repeatedly during the operation.
He said the local black snake species he encountered does not harm people, but warned that not all black snakes in Türkiye are non-venomous.
- Who
- Kemal Başer, known as “Snake Kemal,” captured the snake.
- What
- He removed a black snake from a garden wall and released it into a natural habitat.
- When
- The article was published on 9 November 2026. The incident date is not stated.
- Where
- A garden wall in Karbeyaz neighbourhood, Payas district, Hatay, Türkiye.
- Why
- The homeowner saw the snake hiding in a hole in the garden wall and contacted the 112 Emergency Call Centre.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Başer removed the snake from the hole in the garden wall and said he was bitten repeatedly.
Başer released the snake into a suitable natural habitat away from people.
- Snake length
- About 1.5 metres
- Location
- Karbeyaz neighbourhood, Payas district, Hatay
- Snake catcher
- Kemal Başer, known as “Snake Kemal
- Release
- A suitable natural habitat away from people
What people are saying
Dear black snake, stay away from people. Because people may kill you when they see you.
This black snake is a species we encounter in Hatay that does not harm people. However, this does not mean that all black snakes in Türkiye are non-venomous.