The Diminutive Giant - Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius barbouri

Rodeo 2012, 76 Seiten, 59 Farbfotos.

The diminutive Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake has been around for eons and is

one of three species of pygmy rattlesnakes. Though they have been on earth

for such a long time, until recent years they have not commanded much

interest either among many herpetologists or most of the public in general.

But the last twenty years or so have seen a surge in the study of their

uniqueness. As with most animals, they vary (sometimes greatly) in their

temperament, coloration, and habitat. Nowadays, there are a few avocational

herpetologists who have become sort of 'pygmy groupies,? who study,

collect and/or breed pygmy rattlesnakes, sometimes resulting in unusual

and spectacular color patterns.

Emmett H. L. Snellings, Jr. has many years invested, both solitarily and with the

scientific community, in the collection and study of this wonderfully unique

member of the wild kingdom, the Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake. He presents in

this book an interesting look into their lives in nature. This 68 page book is fully

illustrated with 60 full color pictures depicting habitat and the variability of these

beautiful serpents.