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New book: Snake Hunting on the Devil's Highway

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Contributed by: Richard Lapidus on 1/9/2007

On his first snake hunting trip to southeastern Arizona, the author was taunted and belittled by the owner of a small cafe because he expressed a fear of insects.

He extracted revenge by releasing a large rattlesnake in the crowded eatery. That's where the fun begins in this humorous accounting of the true-life trials and tribulations of two unlikely friends, Richard Lapidus and Buz Lunsford, as they traveled hundreds of miles each summer to spend a few days and nights hunting for snakes, and found themselves in the middle of situations (sometimes dangerous -- always funny), mainly around the Chiricahua National Monument and Highway 666.

More than snakes were encountered on the summer trips, however. And, through humorous short stories, other desert creatures are discussed, including bats, arachnids, lizards, frogs, toads, turtles, birds, skunks, insects, spiders, rabbits, coatimundis, rangers, law enforcement officials and other unusual two- and four-legged critters.

As Master of Ceremonies of the Warren Earp Days and Western Book Exposition in 2002, Richard Lapidus stood before the large group and told the story of his first snake hunting trip to that very city of Willcox, Az. There was so much laughter and good cheer that Richard was overwhelmed. He later dusted off his notes, and with the assistance of many people, assembled the stories in this collection.

Snake Hunting on the Devil's Highway
By Richard Lapidus, of Simi Valley

160 pages - 17 photos
Paperback - $12.99
Published by Dog Ear Publishing

Available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, Borders or for a signed and/
or inscribed copy directly from the author visit snakehuntingbook.com.

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