Synopsis This is a collection of Zai Whitaker's articles, stories and poems. Most are about reptiles, though a few birds and a tiger have managed to wriggle in as well. Her adventures and experiences are unique, and often stranger than fiction. Told with her trade-mark brand of humor, these pieces are also full of fascinating information about animas, places and people. She takes us to unusual, out-of-way places such as Papua New Guinea, the Andaman Islands and the Western Ghats. There, we meet out-of-the-way characters such as taipans and king cobras. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in natural history. Or for anyone who enjoys good writing, anecdotes, and an occasional laugh. Suddhasattwa Basu, award-winning illustrator, painter and animation film-maker, is a visiting lecturer at the College of Art, New Delhi. Among the books which have won him high acclaim for their illustrations and design are Nature Watch by Khushwant Singh, To Live in Magic by Ruskin Bond, The Homecoming by V Sulaiman and the Song of a Scarecrow, a picture-book, which he wrote himself.