The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent

The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent PDF Author: Lynne A. Isbell
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674033019
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Book Description
The global prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to them—but why, when few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, Isbell suggests, lies in snakes’ singular impact on primate evolution; predation pressure from snakes is ultimately responsible for the superior vision and large brains of primates.