Science in the Snakepit: Tales of the Often Eccentric People Who Have Studied Serpents over the Centuries and Have Sometimes Paid With Their Lives - Softcover

Science in the Snakepit : Tales of the often eccentric people who have studied serpents over the centuries and have sometimes paid with their lives

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - People have always been fascinated by snakes, but only during the lastfew decades have researchers begun to reveal the secret lives of thesemost mysterious of animals. Rick Shine is one of the most eminent ofthose scientists, and his book describes the adventures andmisadventures of researchers who have investigated the ecology andbiology of these fantastic beasts and sometimes, have paid with theirlives.This richly-illustrated title chronicles the revolution in ourunderstanding of snakes, the new methods that have arisen to enablethose breakthroughs, and the serendipitous and often-chaotic processesby which human beings accumulate insights into other forms of life.Recent years have witnessed an incredible flowering of snake-ecologyresearch, with a rapidly expanding diversity not only of the snakespecies being studied and the places where this occurs, but also of thekinds of people making those discoveries.Snakes are peculiar animals, and they attract peculiar people. This bookcaptures the thrills and perils of a worldwide scientific leap forwardfrom fear and ignorance of snakes towards respect and understanding.This professional biologist's ramble through the history of people'sattempt to understand the private lives of snakes with lots of storiesabout the eccentric pioneers will appeal to anyone with an interestin snakes and natural history. Artikel-Nr. 9781760796976

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