Snake-bitten : Eric Worrell and the Australian Reptile Park /

Based on extensive interviews with park staff and supporters, this intriguing biography traces the life of Eric Worrell, the original reptile man and naturalist who established the Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales. Depicting Worrell's larger-than-life personality and his pioneer work...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Markwell, Kevin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : University of New South Wales, 2010.
Temas:
Worrell, Eric.
Worrell, Eric
Australian Reptile Park (Somersby, N.S.W.)
Herpetologists > Australia > Biography.
Reptiles > Australia.
Herpétologistes > Australie > Biographies.
Reptiles > Australie.
NATURE > Reptiles & Amphibians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Adventurers & Explorers.
Herpetologists
Reptiles
Australia
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; A note on sources; Introduction:The only good snakeis a dead snake?; Part One: The early years; 1 A childhood with snakes; 2 Adventures in Australia's Top End; 3 An aquarium at the seaside; 4 Getting started in the venom business; 5 Quest for the taipan; 6 The tigers of Tasmania; Part Two: Wyoming; 7 Where oranges grew, snakes now slithered; 8 The Gosford dinosaur; 9 Adventures with crocodiles; 10 The finest reptile collection in Australia; 11 Managing the deadly and dangerous; 12 Consolidation and challenge; 13 Decline and despair.

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