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The last snake man : the remarkable true-life story of an Aussie legend and a century of snake shows / John Cann with Jimmy Thomson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cann, John, 1938- author.
- Thomson, Jimmy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Herpetologists--Australia--Biography.
- Herpetologists.
- Athletes--Australia--Biography.
- Athletes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 pages, [24] unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
- Summary:
- Wildlife warrior, professor of snakes, entertainer, Olympian. John Cann is a truly remarkable Australian. Written in John's engaging and affable voice, The Last Snake Man tells the story of John and his fascinating family, who entertained Australians for nearly a century with their incredible snake shows.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Snake men
- Title page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Cann Family Tree
- Preface
- 1: The Snake Man of La Perouse
- 2: Cleopatra, Queen of the Snakes
- 3: War baby
- 4: Underwater football
- 5: Born to run
- 6: The Games
- 7: Race relations
- 8: Roughing it
- 9: 'This one's dead...'
- 10: Work
- 11: Snaking
- 12: Snakebites
- 13: 'He got me!'
- 14: Showtime
- 15: Turtles
- 16: Collecting in Irian Barat
- 17: A cruel end
- 18: Back to work
- 19: Turtle wars
- 20: My brother George
- 21: My family
- 22: Martin Lauer
- 23: Reptiles and reprobates
- 24: No fortune, no fame
- 25: Survivor
- Appendix: Australia's great snakeys
- Pic section
- Appendix: John's turtles
- Acknowledgements
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-76063-532-4
- OCLC:
- 1022946271
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