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Adventures in Green Python Country
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| "Adventures in Green Python Country" is the intriguing scientific adventure story of herpetologist Karl-Heinz Switak and his search fort he elusive Chondropython viridis, one of the world¿s most sought-after snakes. It is found primarily on the mysterious and beautiful island of New Guinea, where it thrives from the sea level to fog-enshrouded mountaintops. Not only does Switak handles many deadly and venomous serpents with his bare hands, he is also in some oft he least traveled, most pristine jungle in the world, in the dark, steamy heart of Papua, well-known for the cannibalism practicated by some of ist primitive tribes.
Sons of a missionary family of the island, Brian and Bruse Rose, accompany Switak on his many precarious safaris into unknown territory in search of green tree pythons, where they face not only some of the planet¿s most diverse and treacherous landscapes, but also the constant threat that they may become breakfest for some of the natives. Switak manages not only to engage the reader with his personal encounters involving people around the wolrd, but he also gives us an educational and compelling account oft he green tree python and contempory science.
His stunning phtographs and well-places humor combine to make this one oft he most exiting adventure stores ever. |
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