| | A Field Guide to Texas Snakes |  | Authors: Alan Tennant, John E. Werler, Bill Marvel
Publisher: Gulf Publishing Co.
Category: Book
Buy Used: $39.73
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2742320
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 260
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0932012973
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.9609764
EAN: 9780932012975
ASIN: 0932012973
Publication Date: January 1, 1985
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I thought this book was excellent! October 15, 1999
57 out of 58 found this review helpful
I am not a "herpetologist" - - I don't like snakes, but I am trying to tolerate the beneficial types. It was about dusk a few weeks ago when I stepped inside my storage shed to close the door. My first reaction was, "I don't remember leaving a hose on the floor." I flipped on the light and about two feet from me was the meanest biggest snake I ever saw (actually, it was only about 42" long). Was it deadly? - - I guess so 'cause it nearly gave me a heart attack! After that experience, I knew I needed a fairly complete book on Texas' snakes in my library, so I purchased the above book. It has over sixty pages of full color pictures (that's over 120 snakes) with a commentary on each one as to its type, size, general location, habits, food preference, etc. I took a picture of the snake in my barn - - and when the book arrived, there it was in living color - - "Texas Rat Snake." Harmless....and beneficial. The key to a great book on snakes for the common layman, in my opinion, is clear, colorful pictures. I remember checking the public library for such a book as this 10-15 years ago, and couldn't find one. So, I reinterate, for everyday identification of Texas' snakes, you'd be hard pressed to beat this book!
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