Young Snyder (Snyder II, Billy)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sells-Floto Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Young Snyder (Snyder II, Billy)

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1931-08-08
Death reason:	euthanised: executed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sells-Floto Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1920-00-00	Sells-Floto Circus from William P. Hall Animal Farm

1920-00-00	William P. Hall Animal Farm from Yankee Robinson Circus

1917-00-00	Yankee Robinson Circus from William P. Hall Animal Farm

Record history
History of updates	2022-05-07

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Young Snyder (Snyder II, Billy) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1931-08-08 at Sells-Floto Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as executed.

Origin

Young Snyder (Snyder II, Billy) was born wild .

Comments / pictures

Named after William P. Hall

Records about Young Snyder (Snyder II, Billy) from Bob Cline

1916 - W.P.Hall quarters
1917 - Sold to Yankee Robinson
1917 to 1920 - Yankee Robinson
1920 - Sold to Billy Hall with he complete Yankee Robinson Circus
1920 to 1930 - Sells-Floto Circus ( becomes Snyder II )
Died Aug.8,1931 Execution by gunshot

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Young Snyder (Snyder II, Billy), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sells-Floto Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3122. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
Page 62, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
Howes Great London Circus, Season of 1921 By Joseph T. Bradbury. Bandwagon, Vol. 8, No. 5, 1964, pp. 4-13.

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