Jules Sylvester is a snake wrangler who works in film and television. He was born in England

England

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 and raised in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 where he was first introduced to snake catching at age 16. 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

Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American horror-action-thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006 in North America...

. He was also a guest on The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show

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. He has also made appearance on Spike TV

Spike TV

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's 1000 Ways to Die

1000 Ways to Die

1000 Ways to Die is a docufiction anthology television series that premiered on May 14, 2008 on Spike. The program recreates unusual supposed deaths and debunked urban legends and includes interviews with experts who describe the science behind each death...

dealing with animal-related deaths.

In 2006, he claimed that after 40 years of snake handling he had never been bitten.