The Snake Man is the common name for a reptile show at La Perouse, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.

[5] Another local, Herbert See, took over the La Perouse show but he was bitten by an Eastern Brown Snake and died in hospital.

[19] In November 2012 it was announced that the La Perouse Museum would include a permanent exhibition to recognise the Cann family.

He held a snake by the tail as he talked about it, or he may have walked around the perimeter of the pit with the reptile just centimetres from the onlookers.

Often he allowed a harmless reptile, such as an Australian water dragon, to roam the pit for the duration of the show.