It seems that since 1876 most readers of The Hunting of the Snark assume that the Snark hunting party consists of ten members. But in Michael Sporn‘s beautiful animated Snark film (1989), there are only nine Snark hunters, not ten, because the “Boots — a maker of Bonnets and Hoods” is boarding the Bellman’s vessel as a single person.
I learned about this from u/DrSousaphone on Reddit.
2021-01-29, updated: 2026-03-30