Carlotta Rusox: The Life of a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Carlotta Rusox is the life story of a Western Diamondback rattlesnake told across the full arc of a desert existence-from birth in a late-summer brood to the final quiet of brumation. Set in the Sonoran Desert, the book follows one animal through the realities that shape a rattlesnake's life: heat, scent, vibration, hunger, predators, drought, and the narrow margins between survival and death. Rather than treating the snake as a symbol or villain, this narrative attempts something rarer: to...