This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
A Hunter of Snakes and a Yellow Boa Under a Bed
A long narrative profile of Mr. G. Br. OReilly of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, detailing his snake hunting across Africa and the Americas. It recounts vivid episodes in South Africa, New York, and elsewhere, with methods for catching cobras, rattlesnakes, fer de lance, and other venomous species, and notes his exhibit’s impact in major world zoos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. BR. O'Reilly
Royal Zoological Society of Ireland
South Africa
Orinre
Andalusia
Orinoco
Venezuela
Columbia
Staten Island
Zoological Gardens
London
Dublin
Paris
Berlin
Philadelphia
New York
Central Park
Zoological Garden
St Grahamstown
Fifth Avenue
Panawae
Rend
India
Trini St. Lucia
Martinique
South
Amnerion