Carl Kauffeld, former director and curator of reptiles at the Staten Island Zoo and expert herpetologist, wrote with interest and excitement about reptiles. Mr. Kauffeld offered complete advice for the amateur snake keeper in $ISnakes:The Keeper and the Kept$I. Information is presented on selecting snakes, providing them with the most favorable environments possible and treating their injuries and diseases. A retrospective by
Robert T. Zappalorti has been added to this reprinted edition. (Second blurb: Mr. Kauffeld, one of the foremost reptile keepers in the '50s & '60s, wrote $IThe Keeper and the Kept$I to offer advice for the amateur snake keeper. He presented information on selecting snakes, providing them with the most suitable environments, and treating their injuries and diseases.) | |