| Description |
viii, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index. |
| Contents |
Talk to the animals -- In the beginning : creation myths -- Snakes : "good" or "evil"? -- Songs and thunderbolts : frogs, snakes, and rain -- A second chance : frogs, snakes, and rebirth -- Of love, morals, and death : amphibians and reptiles in folktales -- The lighter side : trickster tales and "how" and "why" stories -- Tailless wonders, naked serpents, and fire lizards : perception of amphibians through folk beliefs -- Marshmallow-eaters, Methuselahs, spiny-backs, were-lizards, and protectors : perception of reptiles through folk beliefs -- Move aside, Viagra : reptile sexual power -- Pick your poison -- blood, venom, skin, or bones : folk medicines -- Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble : witchcraft and magic -- "How 'bout them toad suckers" : other ways we use amphibians and reptiles -- Singing tuatara from their holes. |
| Subject |
Amphibians -- Folklore.
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Amphibians -- Mythology.
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Reptiles -- Folklore.
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Reptiles -- Mythology.
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| Added Author |
Fenolio, Danté B. (Danté Bruce), author.
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| ISBN |
9780226116006 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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022611600X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226116143 (e-book) |
| Standard No. |
40025456969 |
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