TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crump,Martha L.
AU  - Fenolio,DanteÌ B.
TI  - Eye of newt and toe of frog, adder's fork and lizard's leg: the lore and mythology of amphibians and reptiles 
SN  - 9780226116006 (cloth : alkaline paper)
AV  - QL644 .C73 2015
U1  - 597.8 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Chicago, London
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Amphibians
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Mythology
KW  - Reptiles
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Talk to the animals -- In the beginning : creation myths -- Snakes : "good" or "evil"? -- Songs and thunderbolts : frogs, snakes, and rain -- A second chance : frogs, snakes, and rebirth -- Of love, morals, and death : amphibians and reptiles in folktales -- The lighter side : trickster tales and "how" and "why" stories -- Tailless wonders, naked serpents, and fire lizards : perception of amphibians -- Through folk beliefs -- Marshmallow-eaters, methuselahs, spiny-backs, were-lizards, and protectors : perception of reptiles through folk beliefs -- Move aside, Viagra : reptile sexual power -- Pick your poison-blood, venom, skin, or bones : folk medicines -- Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble : witchcraft and magic -- "How 'bout them toad suckers" : other ways we use amphibians and reptiles -- Singing tuatara from their holes
ER  -