Journeys of a Field Biologist: Adventures with Snakes and Other Critters Available to Purchase

If you have ever been camping, done fieldwork, or taken a field course, then you will identify with many of the stories in this book. Journeys of a Field Biologist is a collection of the different experiences that occurred during Dr. Ford’s various treks into the field as a herpetologist. Each chapter in the book is a different field study and thus a different adventure, with the goal being “one of the most important aspects of being a scientist: making observations and generating hypotheses” (p. 3). Journeys of a Field Biologist contains many gems of wisdom for students, as well as fairly entertaining anecdotal stories of different adventures that happen in the field. From flying on an airplane with a suitcase full of snakes to hiking barefoot, this book is filled with experiences that will capture the interest of the type of person that doesn’t mind getting their hands dirty....