Snake: The Essential Visual Guide

Chris Mattison

ISBN 10: 0751306584 / ISBN 13: 9780751306583

Published by DK, 1999

Snake: The Essential Visual Guide This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9780751306583

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.

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

Bibliographic Details

Title: Snake: The Essential Visual Guide
Publisher: DK
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good