The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent - Lynne A. Isbell - Bog

The global prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to them-but why, when few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, Isbell suggests, lies in snakes' singular impact on primate evolution; predation pressure from snakes is ultimately responsible for the superior vision and large brains of primates.