Discusses the work of Bob Mason and his efforts to study and protect snakes, particularly red-sided garter snakes.

Describes, in text and photographs, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of snakes.

When Crusher the snake is captured, her only thought is to escape but as time goes by and she befriends the other inmates of the "zoo," she realizes that freedom also means leaving companions behind.

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.

What do baby snakes look like? What do snakelets eat? Do snakes look after their babies? Packed with fascinating facts about life cycles, amazing photographs of every stage, and labelled diagrams to explain growth and development. Are you ready to start at the beginning?