Joseph C. Mitchell

Joseph C. (Joe) Mitchell (1948-) lived in Richmond, VA most of his life but is now a resident of Florida. He was an award-winning wood craftsman in high school, served in the US Marine Corps (1966-1970), attended VA Commonwealth Univ. (BS Biology), Arizona St. Univ. (MS Zoology), and Univ. Tennessee Knoxville (PhD Ecology). He is a herpetologist and a certified Senior Ecologist with the Ecological Society of America. He is independent and makes his living on contracts and consulting as a herpetologist and conservation biologist. His books thus far have all been on reptiles and amphibians.