Jules Sylvester
Jules Sylvester (born 13 November 1950) is a wild animal trainer and snake wrangler who works in films as well as television. He was born in Devon, England and raised in Kenya where he was first introduced to snake catching at age 16.[1] He served in the Rhodesian Light Infantry during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973-1974. He has appeared in numerous television shows including a series of appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and his own 2002 series Wild Adventures. He handled the snakes in the film Snakes on a Plane.[2] He was also a guest on The Bernie Mac Show. He has also made multiple appearances on Spike TV's 1000 Ways to Die, in segments dealing with animal-related deaths. In 2006, he claimed that after 40 years of snake handling he had never been bitten.[2] He also appeared as a snake handler in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Got Murder."
He also professionally trains mammals including rhinos, wolves/wolfdogs and lions.[3]
In 2012, he appeared in Animal Movers in Episode 2: "The Tortoise and the Hare-Raising Cobra." He transported Cobras to Florida.[4]
On February 19, 2020, he appeared in Ryan's Mystery Playdate in Season 2 Episode 20, the first segment "Ryan's Jungle Lovin' Playdate".
References
- ^ Vancheri, Barbara (16 August 2006). "Wrangler pampered snakes during filming". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ a b Butler, Robert W. (18 August 2006). "Reptile wrangler: When filmmakers need snakes, they crawl to Jules Sylvester". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.reptilerentals.com/about-jules-sylvester.html
- ^ AnimalMovers.TV (15 March 2012). "Animal Movers". www.AnimalMovers.TV. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This article about a United Kingdom film and television actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |