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Stolen world : a tale of reptiles, smugglers, and skulduggery / Jennie Erin Smith.
LIBRA SK593.R47 S65 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Jennie Erin, 1973-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reptile trade--United States--Anecdotes.
- Reptile trade.
- Wildlife smuggling--United States--Anecdotes.
- Wildlife smuggling.
- Animal dealers--United States--Anecdotes.
- Animal dealers.
- Rare reptiles--Anecdotes.
- Rare reptiles.
- Snakes--United States--Anecdotes.
- Snakes.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown Publishers, [2011]
- Summary:
- A disturbing and entertaining chronicle of reptile smugglers, the collectors and zoo keepers who trade with them, and the federal agents who try to catch them.
- Contents:
- The Kraftsman. I fly around the world ; Willow Grove ; Pine Barrens ; O'Kane and Mellon fly around the world ; The kingpin
- Tom Terrific. I search for adventure ; Golden pythons ; Herpetological Research Associates of Papua New Guinea ; Fijis ; Colette ; Conservation thru commercialization ; Waffle house days ; United States v. Tommy Edward Crutchfield, et al. ; Chambers not so distant ; Sanzinia ; Belize
- Dr. Wong. Anson and friends ; Whatever happened to the plowshare tortoises?
- Old age and treachery. The hurricane ; Curse of the Bitis parviocula ; The partial rehabilitation of Tom Crutchfield ; The blue-rattled rattler ; Parviocula venom.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-322).
- ISBN:
- 9780307381477 :
- 0307381471
- OCLC:
- 580088485
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