Year

n.d.

Video Details

7:50; color; sound; V-5 BA020; S. 828

Description

Ross Allen shares interesting facts about rattlesnakes. Viewers see snake hunters pouring gasoline into a hole to flush the snakes out. The film also shows Tommy Allen, Ross's son, working with his father as they milk the snakes' venom. An emergency call comes to the Reptile Institute and Ross swings into action to provide anti-venom to a bite victim. The close-ups of extraction are interesting. University of Florida Labs experiment with venom, hides are cured and clothing accessories are shown. The film shows people eating rattlesnake and women making necklaces from vertebrae. Produced and sponsored by Silver Springs.

Contributors

Silver Springs

Corporate Subject

Ross Allen Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Silver Springs
University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.)

Geographic Subject

Gainesville
Silver River
Silver Spring

Personal Subject

Allen, Ross, 1908-1981
Allen, Tommy

Subject

Attractions
Promotional films
Rattlesnakes
Reptiles
Snakes
Tourism