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Stolen world : a tale of reptiles, smugglers, and skulduggery / Jennie Erin Smith.

By: Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Crown Publishers, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: [xi], 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307381477 (hardback)
  • 0307381471 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.1/33670973 22
LOC classification:
  • SK593.R47 S65 2011
Contents:
I fly around the world -- Willow Grove -- Pine Barrens -- O'Kane and Mellon fly around the world -- The kingpin -- I search for adventure -- Golden pythons -- Herpetological Research Associates of Papua New Guinea -- Fijis -- Colette -- Conservation thru commercialization -- Waffle house days -- United States v. Tommy Edward Crutchfield, et al. -- Chambers not so distant -- Sanzinia -- Belize -- Anson and friends -- Whatever happened to the plowshare tortoises? -- The hurricane -- Curse of the Bitis parviocula -- The partial rehabilitation of Tom Crutchfield -- The blue-rattled rattler -- Parviocula venom -- Epilogue.
Summary: A disturbing and entertaining chronicle of reptile smugglers, the collectors and zoo keepers who trade with them, and the federal agents who try to catch them.--[source unknown]
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks SK593 .R47 S65 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001220408

Includes bibliographical references.

A disturbing and entertaining chronicle of reptile smugglers, the collectors and zoo keepers who trade with them, and the federal agents who try to catch them.--[source unknown]

I fly around the world -- Willow Grove -- Pine Barrens -- O'Kane and Mellon fly around the world -- The kingpin -- I search for adventure -- Golden pythons -- Herpetological Research Associates of Papua New Guinea -- Fijis -- Colette -- Conservation thru commercialization -- Waffle house days -- United States v. Tommy Edward Crutchfield, et al. -- Chambers not so distant -- Sanzinia -- Belize -- Anson and friends -- Whatever happened to the plowshare tortoises? -- The hurricane -- Curse of the Bitis parviocula -- The partial rehabilitation of Tom Crutchfield -- The blue-rattled rattler -- Parviocula venom -- Epilogue.

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