Snake Man

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

615

Date Released

6 Oct 1966

Date recorded

9 Sep 1966

Length of issue (in feet)

684

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Outward Bound Police
2. 2The Twister
3. 3Snake Man

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: ... like playing with a python. That’s what Pat Fletcher does every Saturday afternoon at the Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay. They call him the Snake Man. He grabs hold of a cobra and ‘milks’ it of its poisonous venom for use as anti-snake bite serum in India and Africa, where cobras, black mambas and puff-adders are a common threat. It’s a dangerous circus act that saves lives.

Keywords

Animals

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

200

Story extras:

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