A Book Review Dereliction of Duty, by Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson, USAF [Ret.] Normally there's little to be gained from living in the past, but if you live in rattlesnake country you'd best never forget their dangerous habits. Snakes don't love or hate; they are indifferent to the hurt they can inflict on us. We study them, and learn to recognize their hiding places and the noises they make just before they strike. If we're bitten we know there are antidotes to lessen the damage, but they can kill. The very old, the very young, and the weak are...