The snake charmer
Subtitle: a life and death in pursuit of knowledge
By: Jamie James.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781401302139
Subjects: Slowinski, Joseph; Herpetologists -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: On September 11, 2001, while exploring a Burmese jungle, Dr. Joe Slowinski was bitten by a krait, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. This narrative nonfiction details Slowinski's entire life as an expert on poisonous snakes and the expedition that cost him his life.
Notes: Includes index.