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050 00 $aQL666.O69$bL495 2016
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100 1 $aLevin, Ted,$d1948-$eauthor.
245 10 $aAmerica's snake :$bthe rise and fall of the timber rattlesnake /$cTed Levin ; illustrations by Alexandra Westrich.
264 1 $aChicago ;$aLondon :$bThe University of Chicago Press,$c[2016]
264 4 $c©2016
300 $axxvi, 481 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 441-464) and index.
505 0 $aAn introduction to Crotalus horridus -- Egress: the dangers of leaving home. A quirky subculture -- Quasimodo in the Blue Hills -- Live free or die -- Zero at the bone -- A long, muscular tube -- Interlude: high summer : on the trail with timber rattlesnakes. The dangers of being male -- The dangers of being female -- A commodity of rattlesnakes: snakes today, bibles tomorrow -- Ingress: the dangers of coming home. Chaos of rocks -- Among rattlesnakes -- Into the abyss -- The very last rattlesnake -- Epilogue: the ambiguous world of the timber rattlesnake.
520 $a"There's no sound quite like it, or as viscerally terrifying: the ominous rattle of the timber rattlesnake. It's a chilling shorthand for imminent danger, and a reminder of the countless ways that nature can suddenly snuff us out. Yet most of us have never seen a timber rattler. Though they're found in thirty-one states, and near many major cities, in contemporary America timber rattlesnakes are creatures mostly of imagination and innate fear. Ted Levin aims to change that with America's Snake, a portrait of the timber rattlesnake, its place in America's pantheon of creatures and in our own frontier history -- and of the heroic efforts to protect it against habitat loss, climate change, and the human tendency to kill what we fear. Taking us from labs where the secrets of the snake's evolutionary history are being unlocked to far-flung habitats whose locations are fiercely protected by biologists and dedicated amateur herpetologists alike, Levin paints a picture of a fascinating creature: peaceable, social, long-lived, and, despite our phobias, not inclined to bite. The timber rattler emerges here as emblematic of America and also, unfortunately, of the complicated, painful struggles involved in protecting and preserving the natural world. A wonderful mix of natural history, travel writing, and exemplary journalism, America's Snake is loaded with remarkable characters --none more so than the snake at its heart: frightening, perhaps; endangered, certainly; and unquestionably unforgettable." -- Amazon.com.
520 $aThe ominous rattle of the timber rattlesnake is a chilling shorthand for imminent danger, and a reminder of the countless ways that nature can suddenly snuff us out. Though they're found in thirty-one states, and near many major cities, in contemporary America timber rattlesnakes are creatures mostly of imagination and innate fear. Levin takes us from labs where the secrets of the snake's evolutionary history are being unlocked to far-flung habitats to explore the painful struggles involved in protecting and preserving its natural world.
650 0 $aTimber rattlesnake.
650 0 $aSnakes$zUnited States.
650 7 $aSnakes.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01121833
650 7 $aTimber rattlesnake.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01151037
651 7 $aUnited States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
852 00 $boff,sci$hQL666.O69$iL495 2016