"Based on more than thirty years of observations and 20 years of formal study of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), this book is the complete natural history of one of North America's most famous and characteristic animals. It covers every aspect of the life history and ecology of the fascinating eastern diamondback as discovered from long-term field studies conducted on Tall Timbers Research Station, Little St. Simons Island, and throughout the Coastal Plain range of the species. Originally funded by a National Geographic Society research grant, this large on-going research project was additionally funded by Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Coastal Plains Institute, private contributions, and personal funds"--