Dan Eatherley

The amazing story of one man's obsession with an enigmatic and deadly reptile. Raymond Ditmars (1876–1942), the first curator of reptiles at New York's famous Bronx Zoo, brought cold-blooded animals to public attention as never before. Through wildly successful books and films, he inspired a generation of zoologists with his fascination for snakes, insects, and other misunderstood creatures. Ditmars was...