The book is dedicated to reptiles - rare lizards, crocodiles, freshwater, sea and land turtles, snakes and other animals that appeared on Earth more than two hundred million years before man and which, alas, without our help are already doomed to extinction. The author shows different aspects of the relationship between man and reptiles: deification, prejudices, unjustified negativism, the use of reptiles in the national economy, their protection and conservation. The book is illustrated with color photographs.