{"product_id":"snake-men-rebels-reptiles-and-the-race-to-name-earths-creatures-9781324021681","title":"Snake Men: Rebels, Reptiles, and the Race to Name Earth's Creatures","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaymond Hoser is known as the Snakeman, a moniker he has zealously defended. As a day job, Hoser runs a business in Melbourne that offers several services. One service is snake removal, a common trade in Australia. Another is snake shows, most often performed at children's birthday parties. But by the 2010s, Hoser had become famous around the world for an entirely different activity: his work as a taxonomist, a namer of new species. In a decade-long spree, Hoser had named thousands of new creatures, including more snakes than any other scientist. To some, Hoser's accomplishments were a scientific triumph. But others have accused Hoser of what they call \"taxonomic vandalism,\" the results of which, they argue, could alter the very course of life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSnake Men\u003c\/em\u003e recounts this outrageous and humorous story, tracing the surprising intersection between taxonomists, the sober and serious class of scientists who have for centuries cooperated in a global effort to understand the order of life, and Raymond Hoser and other snake men. The results--chaotic, mischievous, the stuff of legends--hint at the rebellious impulse that lies coiled somewhere deep inside us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zach St George\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 5.91w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324021681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt George, Zach:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eZach St. George\u003c\/strong\u003e is a science journalist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Journeys of Trees\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing has been published in \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. He lives in Portland, Oregon.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Zach St George \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48641354367133,"sku":"9781324021681","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9b9e654a-3329-4a89-8c3a-4dda9cc44af6.jpg?v=1784107530","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/snake-men-rebels-reptiles-and-the-race-to-name-earths-creatures-9781324021681","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}