Joe Hayes is back with another unbelievable, astounding, and totally true tall tale, straight from his own childhood in the Arizona desert.

One day little Joe sees a rattlesnake in trouble and saves the snake's life. Things start to get weird when the rattler follows Joe home. It's only a rattlesnake, nothing new for a desert boy like Joe, so he keeps him as a pet. His dad is annoyed and the neighbors are terrified, but soon the friendly snake slithers his way into their hearts. The snake cuddles at the foot of Joe's bed, plays in the yard, and even scares away a burglar and alarms the police--what a charmer!

Is there really such a thing as cold-blooded love?

Check out the other titles in this series:

GRANDPA'S HAL-LA-LOO-YA HAMBONE! - MY PET RATTLESNAKE - THE GUM CHEWING RATTLER - THE LOVESICK SKUNK

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Published: 06/24/2014
ISBN: 9781935955627
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.30w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2014 pg. 170
School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 67

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 167348 / My Pet Rattlesnake
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5