Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper

“An intriguing story that’s also packed with details.” — Library Journal , starred review

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 movies, he inspired a generation of zoologists with his fascination with snakes, insects, and other misunderstood creatures. His reptile-collecting trips for the zoo spawned newspaper headlines…