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But Grace Wiley had never been afraid, she handled her reptiles patiently and lovingly, filled one room of her Cypress, Calif, home with over a hundred of them: King and Queen, the cobras;...
Grace Olive Wiley (February 18, 1883 – July 20, 1948) was an American herpetologist best known for her work with venomous snakes. She died of a snakebite she received while posing for a photographer at the age of 65.
By Leila McNeill | Apr 29, 2019. Grace Olive Wiley with reptiles / Hennepin County Library, used with permission. For the first 30 years of her life, Grace Olive Wiley was deathly...
Today's photo is a fully restored 1927 photograph of Grace Olive Wiley (1883–1948). Grace Olive Wiley, once fearful of snakes, transformed into the celebrated "Snake Woman" due to a fateful...
Grace Olive Wiley, once fearful of snakes, transformed into the celebrated "Snake Woman" due to a fateful encounter with a rattlesnake while working at the Minneapolis Museum of Natural History in...
23 gru 2022 · Grace Wiley with her two-headed snapping turtle, Nip and Tuck. Photo courtesy Minneapolis Photo Collection, Hennepin County Library. She made a splash right off the bat when startled neighbors called the police to report a woman sitting out on the lawn basking in the sun with a 20-foot snake.
These are the last photos taken of Grace Wiley, by the freelance photographer Daniel P. Mannix on July 20, 1948 at her small reptile zoo in Long Beach...
