A snake caught in a kitchen. (Supplied)

“Snakes don’t sleep during winter or when seasons change, they just become less active,” says renowned snake catcher Gerrie Heyns.

Last week was particularly busy, he says, with call-outs on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

He ended up removing 14 snakes in those three days from homes along Route 62 in the Cape Winelands region.

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