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Snakebit
Leslie Anthony
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Description for Snakebit
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNCK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Snakebit traces the author's journey from a childhood fascination with snakes and amphibians, through academic flirtation, to professional association with some of the world's greatest herpetologists. It leads the reader through desert, swamp, jungle, and lab to reveal the strange world of these cryptic creatures and the often stranger fraternity that pursues them. Both celebrating and sending up the science and philosophy surrounding what surely seems insanity to some, Snakebit is packed with personalities, history, geography, culture, and an eclectic mix of locales.
Snakebit traces the author's journey from a childhood fascination with snakes and amphibians, through academic flirtation, to professional association with some of the world's greatest herpetologists. It leads the reader through desert, swamp, jungle, and lab to reveal the strange world of these cryptic creatures and the often stranger fraternity that pursues them. Both celebrating and sending up the science and philosophy surrounding what surely seems insanity to some, Snakebit is packed with personalities, history, geography, culture, and an eclectic mix of locales.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781553655275
SKU
V9781553655275
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99-15
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