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Anglický jazyk
Secrets of the Snake Charmer
Autor: John C. Murphy
Humans and snakes have an intimate and
ancient relationship that often revolves around either love
or hate. Snakes can be seen as gods, spiritual messengers,
symbols of fertility, and guardians of resources in
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Humans and snakes have an intimate and
ancient relationship that often revolves around either love
or hate. Snakes can be seen as gods, spiritual messengers,
symbols of fertility, and guardians of resources in
virtually all cultures. But to those that fear them, snakes
are seen as venomous creatures that cannot be trusted. In
Secrets of the Snake Charmer, John Murphy, a research
associate of the Division of Amphibians and Reptiles in the
Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, provides an
in-depth, twenty-first century look at snakes utilizing the
published research of other herpetologists as well as his
own personal experiences and speculations. Murphy covers a
wide range of topics such as the adaptability of snakes, the
ways in which evolution has tinkered with snakes during the
last 160 million years, and the impact snakes have on the
ecological communities they live in. While sharing ideas
about the origin of snakes, rattlesnake rattles, and
spitting in cobras, Murphy presents an innovative portrayal
of snakes that proves they co-evolve with their prey,
predators, and parasites in order to fulfill a significant
and novel role in the web of life.
- Vydavateľstvo: iUniverse
- Rok vydania: 2010
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 235 x 191 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9781450221269
