Discovering Snakes in Wild Places: Stories of Passion, Adventure & Science

This is a book about passion, adventure, and science. Using an autobiographical style, professor Lillywhite takes us first-hand on numerous journeys in the field discovering snakes, from his youth exploring the unspoiled habitats of southern California seeking rattlesnakes to his adulthood as a research scientist lurking about the mangroves of Indonesia finding elephant wart snakes. Author: Havey B. Lillywhite Editor: Gordon W. Schuett "One of the biggest realizations almost every young biologist has is that the “intimidating,” senior researchers in the field are all here for the same reasons the students are: an indescribably strange and obsessive love for their study animal. Lillywhite’s book shines a shameless, bright beacon on this appreciation and fascination with snakes, reminding a wide audience (although I think it is more geared towards early career scientists) why we all pursued this field of study in the first place. [...] While I greatly enjoyed this collection of stories (