1 online resource (vii, 328 pages) : color illustrations, maps
Contents
How it all started -- Back to the Congo -- In limbo -- The flooded forest -- Neighbors, nets and nothing -- The red snake -- A bottle of snakes -- A day of monsters -- Time to go -- Red tape revisited
Summary
"In 2005 Kate Jackson ventured into the remote swamp forests of the northern Congo to collect reptiles and amphibians. Her camping equipment was rudimentary, her knowledge of Congolese customs even more so. She knew how to string a net and set a pitfall trap, but she never imagined the physical and cultural difficulties that awaited her."--Jacket
