{"product_id":"landscape-with-reptile-rattlesnakes-in-an-urban-world-9781592280001","title":"Landscape With Reptile: Rattlesnakes in an Urban World","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this marvelously original and authoritative book  Thomas Palmer introduces us to a community of rattlesnakes nestled in the heart of the urban Northeast  one of several such enclaves found near cities across the country. From this unusual springboard  Palmer plunges into an examination not only of Crotalus horridus  but of ecology  evolution  folklore  New England history  and American culture. Just south of Boston  within view of the State House  a range of low  rugged hills interrupts the suburbs. In these Blue Hills lives one of the last populations of timber rattlesnakes-easy enough to find if you know where  and how  to look. LANDSCAPE WITH REPTILE celebrates their survival with a kaleidoscopic journey through nature  literature  and history  a journey guided and informed by the snakes own serpentine passage through time. It includes a spirited defense of an outlaw species  a glance at the hazards of snakebite  an account of a multimillion-dollar development project halted by Crotalus  a travelogue  a collection of tall tales  and a meditation on the spectacle of life on earth. Like the best nature writers  Palmer lives and breathes with his landscape; but unlike most nature writers  Palmer finds his landscape is his own backyard. Rarely has a book of natural history moved out in such original and unexpected ways from a focus so original and unexpected. A master craftsman  Thomas Palmer serves up a story with the authentic flavor of the woodlands it comes from  telling us everything we ever wanted to know about rattlesnakes-and much more wed never dream to ask.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67623748894773,"sku":"ByrdShop_1592280005","price":32.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781592280001.jpg?v=1791362549","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/landscape-with-reptile-rattlesnakes-in-an-urban-world-9781592280001","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}