Chapters 36-49 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 36: Bach is in the Mojave Desert in a Jeep when a snake blocks the road. Bach radios Leslie to look in the snake books to see what kind of snake it is. Against Bach's advice, Leslie steps out of the trailer and meets Bach as he reverses the Jeep to pick her up. The pair analyzes the snake and it is determined that it is a Mojave Rattlesnake, a highly venomous snake; its venom has no antidote. Each promises to stay in the Jeep. Leslie turns on some classical music, its volume loud as snakes cannot hear well, if at all. The couple also talks to the snake and watch as the snake mellows and goes on its way.

Both Bach and Leslie wonder if what they heard from the snake was real. Could it be a passing...