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The Hopes of Snakes: And Other Tales from the Urban Landscape UPDATE:Default Title From the bestselling author ofAuthor Contributor(s): Couturier, Lisa Publisher: Beacon Press Date: 1 12 2006 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW In The Hopes of Snakes, Lisa Couturier celebrates the stories of forgotten, overlooked animals who have adapted nobly to city and suburban life in the Northeast. With sharp perception and deep humanity, she has found what is so remarkable in the nature we see most often and illuminated it like no one before her. The Hopes of Snakes is an