| The Encyclopedia of Snakes | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Mattison
Publisher: Facts on File Inc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 520553
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9 x 1
ISBN: 0816030723
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.96
EAN: 9780816030729
ASIN: 0816030723
Publication Date: December 31, 1995
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A herpetoculturists Bible. November 3, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Presented in an easy and accessible format conveying the many aspects of snakes, from their natural history and biology to the varying habitats and how they live in them. This fantastic work gives detailed species accounts, covering their nomenclature, reproduction methods, feeding and defence strategies. Also there is a section on snakes in captivity, which although brief and non-specific does basically cover all the major considerations that are required for maintaining and breeding snakes in a captive environment. A must have book for anybody interested in ophiology, proving a valuable source of reference time and time again.
Take a closer look at snakes February 4, 2003
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is a brilliant book on everything you could possibly want to know about snakes complete with stunning pictures showing the great diversity of snake species despite the 'simple' body form. It gives in depth details about their debatable evolution, breeding, feeding habits, the different and surprising habitats they have managed to inhabit from the sea snakes, the vipers to the fascinating flying snake. This book includes detailed diagrams of a snakes internal structure and their surprisingly varied methods of locomotion and beautiful representations of the different types of jaws they posess from those without fangs to the more advanced fangs of the vipers. All of their senses are investigated in detail as are their methods of evading predators and catching their prey, and their repoduction as well as a quick referance on the families of snakes. Many sections are enhanced with specific case studeies such as the Boas of Round Island and the trouble caused by the accidental introduction of the brown tree snake on Guam. A must for anyone who wants to know more about these amazing animals, although it may be too in depth for someone without previous knowledge of snakes.
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