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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AUTHORS

This page features excellent work by other Trinidad & Tobago authors.

Here are two remarkable books by

Hans E.A. Boos 

 

Hans, a renowned herpetologist and zoologist, was the Curator of Trinidad's Emperor Valley Zoo for twenty-five years. Sadly, Hans has passed away, but he continues to live in his lively writings.

Cover for PARASITES A Novel by Hans E.A. Boos
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  PARASITES  

A Novel

by

Hans E.A. Boos

 

    A thriller taking place on the Caribbean island of Trinidad,  Parasites  features an all-too-human hero and a sexy heroine battling a dangerously hostile new species: microscopic mammals that breed in untold numbers inside living human brains.

    Along with the horrors of parasitic infestation, there is murder, prostitution, illegal drugs, and unexplained violent deaths all crowding the streets of Port-of-Spain, as well as the deserted leper colony of Chacachacare, the wild seas of the Bocas and The Dragon’s Mouth, and the snake infested oilbird caves at Cumaca.

    With dialogue written in Trinidad’s unique lingo, and with extensive zoological knowledge backing up the astonishing details, you’ll be kept guessing about the finale at every turn of the tale.

    Part fact, sci-fi, detective yarn, and intensely erotic throughout, here is the dark underbelly of Trinidad that Carnival mad tourists never see. Come along for the ride, if you dare.

 

ISBN-13: 978-1500340025

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THE SNAKES OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 THE SNAKES OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 

By
Hans E.A. Boos

 Scientific fact meets island folklore as Hans Boos presents more than sixty species of snakes found in the twin-island independent Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The culmination of thirty years of collecting and observing the snakes of these islands, The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago engagingly informs readers about these often feared and misunderstood creatures.


Forty-eight color photographs and fifty black-and-white photographs and pieces of line art, most by the author, illustrate the text and aid in identification.

While tiny Tobago is mercifully devoid of poisonous snakes, Trinidad hosts four venomous species, including coral snakes and the notorious bushmaster. Boos refutes many of the myths about these deadly but usually nonaggressive snakes with information about their habits and behavior. He also writes about the giant anaconda and the boa constrictor, about which many half-truths and fictions abound.

The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago will find an enthusiastic audience among herpetologists, ecologists, and other scientists concerned about the snakes and wildlife of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean, and South America. It will also appeal to general readers interested in snakes and in Caribbean folklore.

 

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (September 20, 2001)

ISBN-10: 1585441163

ISBN-13: 978-1585441167

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