Book: The Snake Scientist( Series - Scientists In The Field ) Filled with full-color photos, this award-winning science book explores the work of Dr. Robert Mason, who has been studying a mysterious phenomenon for 15 years: the reemergence of thousands of red-sided garter snakes after a winter spent in subterranean caverns in a state of suspended animation.
Dr. Robert Mason, the current recipient of the National Science Foundation's Young Investigator Award, has been studying a mysterious phenomenon for over fifteen years: the reemergence of tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes -- the world's largest concentration of snakes -- after a winter spent in a state of suspended animation in subterranean caverns.
This gathering each spring in the forests of Manitoba, Canada, is one of the most extraordinary events of the natural world and is the subject of study for Dr. Mason, a.k.a. the Snake Scientist.
Details of Book: The Snake Scientist( Series - Scientists In The Field ) Book: The Snake Scientist( Series - Scientists In The Field )
Author: Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop
ISBN: 0618111190
ISBN-13: 9780618111190
, 978-0618111190
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2001/02/26
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (hmh)
Number of Pages: 48
Language: English