Summer of the Dragon

"For all practical purposes, naturalists and unenlightened civilians dwell on different planets. Botanical gardens director Don Goodman was born a hardwired naturalist and shares the secrets of this unique perspective in tales of a lifetime of interactions with animals and plants ... from the magical boyhood incident when two snake eggs hatched in his hand to the loss of his right arm to a horrifying attack by a giant alligator. Thrown into the mix are laugh-out-loud stories of student misadventures, colorful eccentrics ..."--Page 4 of cover