Last week, I finished a rattlesnake feature article for Texas Wildlife. It will be the July cover story. Incredible photos by Wyman Meinzer and Laurie Hall.
As part of my research, I had a delightful conversation with herpetologist Harry Greene, of Cornell University. Harry is a native Texan and a natural storyteller. Pit vipers are one of his passions. I knew we were going hit it off when he told me that Lonesome Dove is his favorite novel, and that he's watched the mini-series a dozen times. "I like to think that Gus would have seen a huge, old rattler as a fellow traveler," he said.
Harry's latest book, Tracks and Shadows: Field Biology as Art, will be out this fall. You can pre-order now. I can't wait to read it. Look for a review here.
Thanks-a-million to photographer and Master Naturalist Laurie Hall for the referral.
Also, take a look at this clip of the professor having fun with a group of kids:
As part of my research, I had a delightful conversation with herpetologist Harry Greene, of Cornell University. Harry is a native Texan and a natural storyteller. Pit vipers are one of his passions. I knew we were going hit it off when he told me that Lonesome Dove is his favorite novel, and that he's watched the mini-series a dozen times. "I like to think that Gus would have seen a huge, old rattler as a fellow traveler," he said.
Harry's latest book, Tracks and Shadows: Field Biology as Art, will be out this fall. You can pre-order now. I can't wait to read it. Look for a review here.
Thanks-a-million to photographer and Master Naturalist Laurie Hall for the referral.
Also, take a look at this clip of the professor having fun with a group of kids: