Living on the Edge: Amazing Relationships in the Natural World

"Get rid of it, for gosh sakes! Get rid of it!" my aunt barked when she spied the garter snake latched onto my six-year-old arm. I then responded with, "No!" That's when everyone went silent until my aunt spoke out once again, "What do you mean 'no'? Why not?"

As the tears continued to stream down my face, I answered back through an exaggerated and convulsing huff, "Because I love it!"

It was then that Jeff Corwin was hooked. Whether it's serpents, lizards, crocs, or frogs, or any number of...