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Raymond Ditmars
American zoologist
Raymond Lee Ditmars (June 22, – May 12, ) was an American herpetologist, writer, public speaker and pioneering natural history filmmaker.
Biography
Ditmars was fascinated by all animals, but primarily reptiles, obtaining his first snakes at twelve years of age. His parents eventually allowed him to keep all manner of venomous reptiles in the attic of their house at Bathgate Avenue in the Bronx. Ditmars left school at 16 with no formal qualifications but nevertheless gained a deep understanding of zoology through his own personal study of snakes and other animals in the wild and captivity. Throughout his life, vacations were spent searching for new specimens. Such was his interest and knowledge that he would eventually be regarded as the country's foremost herpetologist.
In , Ditmars was hired as an assistant in the department of entomology at the American Museum of Natural History, primarily because of his talent as an artist.
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