A disturbing chronicle of reptile smugglers, the collectors and zoo keepers who trade with them, and the federal agents who try to catch them.

The Kraftsman. I fly around the world ; Willow Grove ; Pine Barrens ; O'Kane and Mellon fly around the world ; The kingpin -- Tom Terrific. I search for adventure ; Golden pythons ; Herpetological Research Associates of Papua New Guinea ; Fijis ; Colette ; Conservation thru commercialization ; Waffle house days ; United States v. Tommy Edward Crutchfield, et al. ; Chambers not so distant ; Sanzinia ; Belize -- Dr. Wong. Anson and friends ; Whatever happened to the plowshare tortoises? -- Old age and treachery. The hurricane ; Curse of the Bitis parviocula ; The partial rehabilitation of Tom Crutchfield ; The blue-rattled rattler ; Parviocula venom.