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| Snakes Of The Southeast (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book) | 
| Authors: Whit Gibbons, Michael E. Dorcas, J. Whitfield Gibbons
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 224556
Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 253
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0820326526
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.960975
EAN: 9780820326528
ASIN: 0820326526
Publication Date: May 23, 2005
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Condition: Brand new; still in shrink wrap!!
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Very Happy!! April 28, 2008
I was so happy to come across this book. I first found it at the library. It's everything I could ever want in a snake book and more. Fantastic picture quality and detail!! Great illustration and resource guide.
SNAKES OF THE SOUTHEAST January 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is well research, well written, beatifully illustrated.
Knowing what's in your immediate enviroment is important.
I would recommend this book to anyone.
Gibbons a Winner Again July 21, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A worthy successor to Snakes of Georgia & South Carolina, also co-authored by Whit Gibbons. This earlier volume, now out of print, was superb as well...though brief and exorbitantly priced.
The current work is logically organized, user-friendly yet comprehensive. The color photos are tack-sharp. For the amateur naturalist, teacher or student alike, or for the common sojourner this is the perfect reference--liberally illustrated but detailed as well. Plus--the price is right.
Exactly what you're looking for! October 26, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book has everything a child and/or adult needs to know about the snakes that can be found in any given area of the Southeast. Even down to the parish/county you may live in. It gives you hints that let you know which snake is which (enormously helpful for venomous ones). It also shows a way, with only 1 exception (the coral snake), to determine if a snake is venomous by looking at it's shed skin. Now how many times have you or your child come across a snake skin and wondered if it could have been a harmful snake? I bought this book for my 6 year old son who, like his mother, has an interest in snakes and curiosity. I recently noticed my hubby perusing through it & he despises them. Matter of fact, my neighbor has already borrowed it for identification. He then decided to read through it the rest of the way...it's just that insightful!
Definitely One of the Better of Its Kind August 24, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
As many Herp books as I have read through, this book covers all the information provided by most other field guides on snakes in this region, and then some! It has great photos of all the snakes throughout this region and the info on each species is organized in a descriptive, yet reader-friendly fashion. The other contents in this book are very informative and covers everything from the biology of snakes to their predators and defenses, and everything in-between. The final section on "People and Snakes" is AWESOME!! It is important that people will be better informed about snakes and see that they do not live up to their unwarrented reputation. This section of the book does a great job in communicating this message to the reader and also how benificial snakes are to our ecosystems. At the least, this book is a fascinating read and should be accessible to anyone living in this region. The Southeast region is one of the best places, in my opinion, for finding some of the most unique and beautiful snakes in the country. If anything, there is much more to learn from this book than there is from "People" magazine by a long shot!! The only snakes you'll see in those magazines is their skins formed into purses and clothes :( If only idividuals of that sort were not so ignorant. Its a Great Book!!
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