Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Ah, C.J.P Ionides. There's a name from way back in my memory bank. Can't remember the exact source but had to be one of the many books I have read on outdoors in Africa.

Stan, I wonder if you might be remembering the 1961 book Snake Man: The Story of C.J.P. Ionides, by Alan Wykes. It's a great read, but I think Ionides wasn't entirely happy with its portrayal of him. Along with the 1950's TV show Ramar of the Jungle, that book was a major influence on my juvenile interest in Africa.