When Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it. A wildlife researcher with a special penchant for the animals that litter the roadways, Heather isn't satisfied with dissecting just one snake. Her fascination with roadkill sets her off on a journey from her own backyard and the roadways of the American South to scientists and kids in labs and homes across the globe. This engaging narrative nonfiction is an eye-opening and irreverent look at the dead and dying animals that we pass by without a second thought--as well as a fascinating insight to the scientific research process.

Rattled -- Library of life -- Dead discoveries -- Roadkill counts -- On the trail of dead devils -- Please pass the salt -- Rogue taxidermy -- Oh deer! -- Mama -- Dodging death -- Trees, tolls, and tweets.