num_pages: 48
description: Dr. Robert Mason has been studying a mysterious phenomenon for over fifteen the reemergence of tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes — the world’s largest concentration of snakes — after a winter spent in a state of suspended animation in subterranean caverns.This gathering each spring in the forests of Manitoba, Canada, is one of the most extraordinary events of the natural world and is the subject of study for Dr. Mason, a.k.a. the Snake Scientist.
language: English
title: The Snake Scientist
titlecomplete: The Snake Scientist (Scientists in the Field)
genres: Middle Grade, School, Childrens, Biology, Science, Animals, Picture Books, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 104
series: Scientists in the Field
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Younger Reader Category, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book
publisher: Clarion Books