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Mark O'Shea (herpetologist) was born on 19 May, 0056 in Wolverhampton, England, is an An english zoologist. Discover Mark O'Shea (herpetologist)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation Herpetologist, university lecturer, photographer, author, and television personality
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 19 May, 1956
Birthday 19 May
Birthplace Wolverhampton, England
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1956

Mark Timothy O'Shea (born 9 May 1956) is an English herpetologist, photographer, author, lecturer, and television personality.

He is known internationally as the presenter of the Animal Planet/Discovery Channel series O'Shea's Big Adventure.

1980

Since 1980, O'Shea has conducted herpetological fieldwork in over 30 countries on six continents but he has special interest in the Australo-Papuan region.

1983

He was Chairman of the International Herpetological Society (IHS) from 1983 to 1986 and its President from 2003 to 2006.

1986

He has worked in Papua New Guinea since 1986 when he first visited the country as a member of the scientific directing staff of Operation Raleigh.

1987

O'Shea held the position of Curator of Reptiles at the West Midland Safari Park from 1987 until 2002 when he became Consultant Curator of Reptiles.

1990

He continued fieldwork in the country as a member of the Oxford University Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine snakebite research team throughout the 1990s, and now researches there under the auspices of a fellowship from the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU), based in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Melbourne.

1997

In 1997 and 1998, respectively, O'Shea made two films: Giant Snake in Venezuela and Black Mamba in South Africa.

O'Shea's Big Adventure, or OBA, known as O'Shea's Dangerous Reptiles on Channel 4 in the UK, chronicles his many field excursions to find reptiles around the world.

The programs were divided into four series, The Americas, Australasia & Pacific, South & Southeast Asia and Africa & South America.

The first two series each contained 13 half-hour films, the latter two each comprised four one-hour films.

1999

They were filmed between 1999 and 2003 and have been aired worldwide.

Since OBA, he has filmed two episodes of the series Safari Park, charting the day-to-day activities of West Midland Safari Park and the Ongava Game Reserve, filming in the UK and Namibia, and has presented or appeared on other programs, including a report on the Dangerous Wild Animals Act for the BBC strand Inside Out, filming in the UK and the Netherlands.

O'Shea is represented by David Foster Management.

2000

In November 2000 he received the Millennium Award for Services to Exploration (Zoology) from the British Chapter of The Explorers Club.

The other recipients were Brian Jones (Aerospace), F. Story Musgrave (Artists), Michael Wood (History), Sylvia Earle (Marine Sciences), Sir Chris Bonington (Mountaineering), Buzz Aldrin (Outer Space), and Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Navigation).

2001

Originally from Wolverhampton, Mark O'Shea moved to Shropshire in 2001.

2002

In September 2002 O'Shea received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Wolverhampton, for "services to herpetology".

2006

In 2006 O'Shea designed a set of six postage stamps called "The Dangerous Snakes of Papua New Guinea", for Post PNG.

The launch of these stamps coincided with the snakebite workshops and fieldwork O'Shea and his colleagues from AVRU were conducting in that country.

O'Shea is also involved in the Tropical Research Initiative at Victor Valley College, initiated and led by Hinrich Kaiser.

The primary aim of the project was to conduct the first herpetological survey of Timor-Leste and to provide education and research opportunities for local researchers and students in their native environment.

An additional goal was to assist government policy-makers and to educate the citizens of Asia's newest country as they tackle issues related to conservation and sustainability.

The research has identified significantly greater amphibian and reptile diversity than previously known.

2010

In July 2010 the IHS awarded O'Shea with a life membership and fellowship for his "contributions to the Society and herpetology in general".

2012

In 2012, he was bitten by a king cobra while feeding it at the safari park.

He had to be treated in hospital after becoming dizzy and unable to speak.

2018

O'Shea has written several books, including The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World (University of Chicago Press, 2018), A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea (1996), Dorling Kindersley's Handbook to Reptiles and Amphibians (2001, with Tim Halliday of The Open University), Venomous Snakes of the World (2005), and Boas and Pythons of the World (2007).

He has also contributed chapters to books on subjects ranging from rainforest ecology to snakebite, and written numerous popular and scientific articles.

O'Shea is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and The Explorers Club of New York.

In September 2018 O'Shea was appointed Professor of Herpetology at the University of Wolverhampton.

O'Shea is a patron of the National Association for Bikers with a Disability.

and the Small Woods Association.

2020

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to higher education, zoology, reptile conservation and snakebite research.