Snake Catching (1947)

Simonstown, South Africa. Various shots of snake catchers at Simonstown, South Africa, walking through bushes catching snakes. They work with large sticks. Some good close up shots of the snakes and the men catching them. The men put snakes in large cages - shots of cages full of snakes. Several good close up shots of the fangs with poison dripping - quite painful watch. More shots of the men walking across countryside catching snakes. Information found in the old record - Cuts 47/10. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Vis