28 July - 1950 - The Life-Saving Sacrifice of the Young Snake Catcher

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Australia On This Day

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What happened on this day back in the day? From the creator of Forgotten Australia, this is your daily dose of the stories that made headlines and sometimes made history.

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What happened on this day back in the day? From the creator of Forgotten Australia, this is your daily dose of the stories that made headlines and sometimes made history.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 July - 1950 - The Life-Saving Sacrifice of the Young Snake Catcher

Australia On This Day

30 minutes 14 seconds

4 years ago

28 July - 1950 - The Life-Saving Sacrifice of the Young Snake Catcher

REPEAT: On this day in 1950 in Cairns, amateur herpetologist Kevin Budden caught a Taipan to start Australia’s anti-venom program for that deadly species. He died in the process. But his sacrifice saved the lives of many people — at least one of whom then saved other lives. Today’s episode tells the story of this forgotten hero — and includes an interview about Kevin’s legacy with Brendan James Murray, author of Venom: The Heroic Search For Australia’s Deadliest Snake.

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