Synopsis
This is the most detailed and dramatically illustrated book ever published on snakes; from the massive Green Anaconda to the deadly Tropical Rattlesnake and the dainty Leopard Snake. Featuring stunning full-colour photographs Snake explores the amazing lives of these intriguing and little-understood reptiles. From secretive burrowing snakes to hooded spitting cobras Snake examines the astonishing diversity of these remarkable creatures. Delving into the mysterious world of snakes an informative and readable text reveals fascinating facts about snake evolution and key physical and behavioural characteristics including how snakes feed how they attack and defend themselves and how they reproduce A superbly illustrated gallery focuses on over 60 individual snake species from all over the world highlighting unique features and useful identification aids and describing each one in detail. Fact files give essential at-a-glance information for every snake and a separate comprehensive directory lists every known species within the 18 snake families. Providing invaluable information on typical and unusual members of each snake family as well as details of little-known and rarely sighted snakes from the most remote places on earth Snake presents an unparalled insight into the extraordinary world of these fascinating and beautiful creatures.
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Review
"[T]his fascinating book provides a close-up look that is second only to what snake handlers at the zoo must experience." - Booklist
"An enjoyable book for browsing." - School Library Journal
Synopsis
This is a guide to more than 2700 snakes from around the world featuring their behaviour, breeding patterns, habitat, venomous and constructive attack methods, camouflage and feeding. It is organised into 17 snake families, focuses on close-up detail and draws attention to endangered species.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Colour illustrated boards. No ownership marks. Numerous colour illustrations. 192 pages clean and tight. This is the most detailed and dramatically illustrated book ever published on snakes; from the massive Green Anaconda to the deadly Tropical Rattlesnake and the dainty Leopard Snake. Featuring stunning full-colour photographs Snake explores the amazing lives of these intriguing and little-understood reptiles. From secretive burrowing snakes to hooded spitting cobras Snake examines the astonishing diversity of these remarkable creatures. Delving into the mysterious world of snakes an informative and readable text reveals fascinating facts about snake evolution and key physical and behavioural characteristics including how snakes feed how they attack and defend themselves and how they reproduce A superbly illustrated gallery focuses on over 60 individual snake species from all over the world highlighting unique features and useful identification aids and describing each one in detail. Fact files give essential at-a-glance information for every snake and a separate comprehensive directory lists every known species within the 18 snake families. Providing invaluable information on typical and unusual members of each snake family as well as details of little-known and rarely sighted snakes from the most remote places on earth. Size: 4to 23.5 x 2 x 28.7 cm. Seller Inventory # 144221