Exeter-based author and former wildlife filmmaker Dan Eatherley talks about the story behind his book Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World’s Largest Viper. Bushmaster is the story of one man’s obsession with an enigmatic and deadly reptile. Raymond Ditmars (1876-1942), the first curator of reptiles at New York’s world-famous Bronx Zoo, popularised cold-blooded animals as never before. His love for snakes, insects and other misunderstood creatures was conveyed in books, l... See more >