Ditmars was a prolific writer, and he was a good writer. And he made all this, he wrote about the “Snakes of the World.” That was my first book by him. I poured over that book. I could tell you… In fact, if you haven’t read it, it’s got the best description, about four pages, of Marlin Perkins when he was bitten by a Gaboon viper. It was chilling, but it was very interesting. Well, I read all of Ditmars’ books, and those were just great. And I wanted to see these snakes, and I wanted to learn about them and keep them. And so I naturally, I went around the…
