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In this book, Minton shares some of his many experiences, from being on a navy ship when it was hit by a Kamikaze plane, to diving with sea snakes in the South Pacific; chasing geckos in the Sind Desert and
treating people with tropical diseases in Central America. This is a modest account of the full and exciting life of this gifted man, a physician; father of modern Indiana herpetology; expert in toxinology, sea
snakes, and snake bite; and devoted husband and father. The life and career of this unusual man were fascinating. Growing up in New Albany, a small town in his beloved southern Indiana, he decided to become a
herpetologist. His father, a U.S. Senator, disapproved of his career choice and gave his son the option of becoming a lawyer or a medical doctor-Minton chose the latter. Throughout all of his travels, Minton
collected information about amphibians and reptiles, and published more than 150 herpetological papers and books. Two popular books, $IVenomous Reptiles$I and $IGiant Reptiles$I, coauthored by his wife and
lifelong assistant, Madge Rutherford Minton, have been staples for the younger generation of herpetologists. He also wrote $IA Contribution to the Herpetology of West Pakistan$I, which remains the most definitive
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