Venom Doc

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Venom Doc

The edgiest, darkest and strangest natural history memoir ever

Autobiography: general Biography: science, technology and medicine Autobiography: science, technology and medicine Memoirs Zoology: amphibians and reptiles (herpetology)

Author: Bryan Grieg Fry

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Language: English

Published by: Hachette Australia

Published on: 25th August 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 31 Mb

ISBN: 9780733634239


Meet venomologist Bryan Grieg Fry, the man with one of the most dangerous jobs in Australia - working with the world's most deadly creatures.

Welcome to the strange and dangerous world of Doctor Venom.

Imagine a first date involving three weeks in Siberia catching venomous water shrews, and later a wedding attended by Eastern European prime ministers and their bodyguards wielding machine guns. Then a life of living and working with snakes. Lots of very, very poisonous snakes and other venomous creatures ... everything from the Malaysian king cobra to deadly scorpions.

In this action-packed ride through Bryan Grieg Fry's life you'll meet the man who's worked with the world's most venomous creatures in over 50 countries. He's been bitten by 26 poisonous snakes and three stingrays - and, while deep in the Amazon jungle, survived a near-fatal scorpion sting. He's also broken 23 bones, including breaking his back in three places, and had to learn how to walk again. He only works on venom that he has collected himself - so the adventures, and danger, will just keep coming...

Bryan now divides his time between scientific research and teaching at the University of Queensland, and TV filming and collecting expeditions around the world.

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