Lawrence L. C. Jones (aka ?Larry the Lizard Guy?) holds a B.S. and M.S. in Zoology from California State University; has written or edited five books; and has contributed about 100 other works. A retired federal wildlife biologist of thirty years, Larry now works in several departments of a public zoo/aquarium. He's also working on reptile studies, a scorpion ecology study, and leads herpetology field trips. Larry lives in ?Venom Central?, aka Tucson, Arizona.