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A review by luann
The Snake Scientist by Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop
5.0
This is part of the "Scientists in the Field" series, and another great collaboration by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop. I found it to be very fascinating. Although I did learn a bit more than I wanted about the mating habits of snakes - such as the formation of a "mating ball" of up to 100 males!? Yikes! How does the one female choose? Scientists still don't know for sure. And that's another thing I found very interesting in this book - mention of many things that still aren't known about snakes.
I like snakes, and I always like Nic Bishop's photographs. But even just seeing pictures of this many snakes all in one place gave me a bit of a shiver. If you don't like snakes, you might not enjoy reading this. But, if you don't mind looking at pictures of LOTS of snakes, there are some fascinating things to learn about snakes from the Snake Scientist!
Did you know:
* So-called flying snakes of Southeast Asia and the East Indies hurl themselves from treetops and glide through the air.
* Snakes can go for weeks or months without a meal.
* There are more reptiles species (5,970) than mammal species (4,050).
* Research so far suggests that female snakes prefer larger male snakes. Scientists don't yet know why.
I like snakes, and I always like Nic Bishop's photographs. But even just seeing pictures of this many snakes all in one place gave me a bit of a shiver. If you don't like snakes, you might not enjoy reading this. But, if you don't mind looking at pictures of LOTS of snakes, there are some fascinating things to learn about snakes from the Snake Scientist!
Did you know:
* So-called flying snakes of Southeast Asia and the East Indies hurl themselves from treetops and glide through the air.
* Snakes can go for weeks or months without a meal.
* There are more reptiles species (5,970) than mammal species (4,050).
* Research so far suggests that female snakes prefer larger male snakes. Scientists don't yet know why.