Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), Wednesday 30 March 1949, page 5


Leaving On

Snake Hunt

Sydney-Three young: men will leave Sydney next month for Cape York to hunt the world's second largest venemous snake -the Taipan.

They are Roy McKay C21), cadet preparator at the Australian Mu-seum; Kevin Budden (19), a stew-ard; and Neville Goddard (20), a carpenter.

The trip will last about six weeks and they expect their expenses to be £35 a head.

From Sydney they will go by train to Cairns and then fly to Coen, 250 miles to the north-west, which will be their headquarters.

"We often make excursions around Sydney hunting snakes,'* Roy McKay said. "Usually we catch them by picking them up by

the tail.

"With the Taipans we probably will use a forked, stick to hold them down by the head. One about 4ft long will do me."