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I would describe myself as the opposite of a herpetologist, but I still found this book an engaging read. Jackson writes simply of her experience of setting out on her first expeditions to the Congo (not to be mistaken for the Democratic Republic of Congo in the news). It's more than a discovery of snakes and frogs; it's a discovery of her place in the science community and field science. Will she survive let alone bring back enough specimens to deem her expedition to Congo a success?
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Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo by Kate Jackson
Carley, October 31, 2008
I would describe myself as the opposite of a herpetologist, but I still found this book an engaging read. Jackson writes simply of her experience of setting out on her first expeditions to the Congo (not to be mistaken for the Democratic Republic of Congo in the news). It's more than a discovery of snakes and frogs; it's a discovery of her place in the science community and field science. Will she survive let alone bring back enough specimens to deem her expedition to Congo a success?(5 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)