| SNAKE MAN Snake Man, Pat Fletcher, 'milks' the venom of Cobras before a crowd at the Welsh Mountain Zoo. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6072 |
| Catalog #: | 1869 | |
| Clip Number: | 1869-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 615 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:02 - 01:32:14 | |
| Location: | Colwyn Bay, Wales. | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Zoos/Animal Parks/Aquariums ANIMALS/REPTILES: Snakes, Cobras LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Wales OCCUPATIONS: Animal Care | |
| Description: | SNAKE MAN In the snake pit at the Welsh Mountain Zoo we see several shots of 'The Snake Man', Pat Fletcher, handling snakes. He shows and Indian Rock Python to the crowd, then takes a Cobra and gets it to sink it's fangs into a large chunk of cotton wool to 'milk' the venom. Several shots of snakes with open, angry mouths; more (presumably Cobras) are made to bite the cotton wool. Colwyn Bay, Wales. MS Man taking Python out of sack and shows it to crowd MS Ditto. MS People watching. MS Man showing snake to crowd. CU Crowd. CU Pythons head. CU Mans head. CU Snakes head tongue hanging out. MS Crowd watching. MS Children handling python. MS Python is put back in its sack. MS People watching. CU Cobra in basket. MS Man picks up snake. (Ditto.) CU Snake bites into material in glass venom goes into glass. CU Snake-man. MS Takes snake away from glass and shows it to crowd. CU Cobra in basket. MS Showing crowd glass of venom. CU Kiddies watching. MS Snake man with cobra cobra sinks fangs into glass. CU People watching. MS Snake man showing fangs of snake. CU Cobra saying in basket. MLS Snake man drops another snake out of sack onto floor. MS Crowd watching. MS Snake man holding snake (not cobra) snake bites glass. CU Snake injecting venom into glass snake is lifted out of the picture. MS Cobra in basket man picking it up with bent wire. MS Crowd watching. MS Cobra standing up in basket pan up to show man holding another snake. MS Crowd watching. MS Man holding snake snakes bites into glass. CU Snakes head snake releases grip on glass and opens mouth wide. | |
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