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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall&#8211;the author of several books, most recently, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World—recounts how he approached writing Slither, a strategy seeking to beckon even those amidst the sizable contingent of people who are creeped out by snakes, hate snakes, or are afraid of snakes. And while only [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/stephen-s-hall-author-of-slither-how-natures-most-maligned-creatures-illuminate-our-world/">Stephen S. Hall, author of “Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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