The Last Snake Man
The remarkable true-life story of an Aussie legend and a century of snake shows
$56.69
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2018
Summary
Every Sunday for almost a century John Cann’s family ran the famous snake show in a pit at La Perouse - an area once alive with tiger, brown and black snakes. After growing up with over 300 ‘pet’ snakes in their backyard, John and his brother George took over the snake show from their parents in 1965. By the time John retired in 2010, he’d survived five venomous snake bites.
Many of those familiar with John and his shows wouldn’t know that he was also an Olympic athlete, a top state r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760630515 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760630519 |
| Author: | John Cann, Jimmy Thomson |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 430g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 154mm x 234mm |
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John Cann
JOHN CANN is the Snake Man of La Perouse and performed public Sunday snake shows for 45 years. He is an environmental conservationist and wildlife expert. He is author of Freshwater Turtles of Australia and the Cann’s snake-necked turtle is named after him.
JIMMY THOMSON is a journalist, author and screenwriter. He is the author of Snitch, Watto and Wendell Sailor: Crossing the line, and co-wrote Tunnel Rats and A Sappers’ War with Sandy MacGregor.
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