Things". In 1985, beset with personal, health and financial problems, he tried to sell the Reptile Park, but was bailed out with financial assistance from entertainer Bobby Limb and local businessman Ed Manners. He died of a heart attack at his home in the Reptile Park and was cremated. In 1996, after Worrell's death, the Park was moved to Somersby. Personal Worrell married Carol Renee Hawkins, a shop assistant, on 31 July 1948 and had three children. They divorced in 1971. He married his secretary Robyn Beverley Innes on 16 June 1973. They divorced in 1985. Among his friends were the naturalist Vincent Serventy, zoologist Jock Marshall, photographer Jeff Carter and artist Russell Drysdale. Recognition A 1964 sketch portrait of Worrell, "The Snake Man" by Russell Drysdale, is held by the National Gallery of Australia In 1970 Worrell received an MBE in recognition of his lifesaving role in the development of snake anti-venoms. In the same year the ARP began supplying funnel-web spider venom to the CSL in the process of developing an anti-venom. He and Robyn received the National Australia Bank's humanitarian award for their contribution to the development of an antivenene for the Sydney funnel-web spider in 1981. Snake Bitten, a book about Worrell, was published in 2010. Bibliography Apart from numerous scientific papers and popular natural history articles in Walkabout, Wildlife, Australian Outdoors, Pix and People Magazine, books authored, coauthored or contributed to by Worrell include: 1952 – Dangerous Snakes of Australia (Angus and Robertson). (2nd edition 1953; 3rd edition, 1957. (Some or all of these editions are undated but Worrell states that the 1st edition was published in 1952 in the first printing of Dangerous Snakes of Australia and New Guinea; see next entry)). 1961 – Dangerous Snakes of Australia and New Guinea. (Angus and Robertson). (Described by Worrell as the 4th edition; 5th edition,1963, reprinted 1966; 6th edition, 1969). 1958 – Song of the Snake. (Angus and Robertson) 1962 – Australian Reptile Park (A.R.P.). (Angus and Robertson) 1964 – Reptiles of Australia. (Angus and Robertson) 1966 – Australian Wildlife. (Angus and Robertson) 1966 – Australian Snakes, Crocodiles and Tortoises. (Angus and Robertson) 1966 – The Great Barrier Reef. (Angus and Robertson) 1966 – The Great Extermination. (part author) – (Heinemenn) by Alan Moorhead 1967 – Trees of the Australian Bush. (co-author with Lois Sourry) (Angus and Robertson) 1968 – Making Friends with Animals. (Angus and