Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper

“An intriguing story that’s also packed with details.” —Library Journal, starred review

Raymond Ditmars (1876–1942), the first curator of reptiles at New York’s famous Bronx Zoo, brought cold-blooded animals to public attention as never before. Through wildly successful books and movies, he inspired a generation of zoologists with his fascination with snakes, insects, and other misunderstood creatures. His reptile-collecting trips for the zoo spawned newspaper headlines across the world. Alt...