Pit Vipers

Pit Vipers
Author: Adele Richardson
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2003-08
Genre: Pit vipers
ISBN: 9780736821384

Describes the physical features, habitat, hunting, and mating methods of pit vipers, which include rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, bushmasters, and fer-de-lances.

Snakes of the World

Snakes of the World
Author: Mark O'Shea
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2023-03-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691240671

A gorgeously illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of snakes around the world Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica and have evolved to occupy a vast range of habitats, from mountains to oceans and deserts to rain forests. Snakes of the World explores their extraordinary diversity, with an in-depth introduction covering anatomy, behavior, habitats, reproduction, conservation, and other essential topics. This expert guide also includes profiles of some of the approximately 4,000 species of snakes, featuring examples from every family and subfamily. Each family profile highlights the remarkable appearance, characteristics, and lifestyle of notable snake species. Covering how snakes use venom or constriction to subdue their prey, how a snake's appearance can aid camouflage or boast of its killing capacity, and how habitat destruction is jeopardizing the future of many species, Snakes of the World is an invaluable guide to these fascinating reptiles. Features more than 200 stunning color photographs Presents species profiles with a commentary, distribution map, and table of information Includes examples from every snake family and subfamily

Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia

Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia
Author: Indraneil Das
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2015-06-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1472920589

South-East Asia is home to one of the most diverse reptile faunas on Earth. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia is the first comprehensive guide to the snakes, lizards, crocodiles, tortoises and turtles of the region. Covering more than 1000 species and subspecies in thorough detail, this field guide provides authoritative, up-to-date information on identification, habitat, behaviour, subspecies, distribution and status. The informative text explains the behaviour and morphology of reptiles, as well as how to measure and identify species according to scale counts and other anatomical features. South-East Asia is one of the most important ecotourism destinations in the world, with an expanding local market as wildlife conservation assumes greater prominence locally. This guide is essential reading for anyone interested in the wildlife of the region - wildlife enthusiasts, students, conservation planners and specialists alike.

Snakes

Snakes
Author: Harry W. Greene
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1997
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780520224872

In clear, engaging prose, "Snakes" provides an up-to-date summary of every facet of the natural history of snakes--their diversity, evolution, and conservation--and, at the same time, makes a personal statement about why these animals are so compelling. 215 color photos. 3 tables.

White-lipped pit viper

White-lipped pit viper
Author: Rickard Ljunggren
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2024-07-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9180576028

Trimeresurus albolabris is to me an iconic snake. I have a few specimens of the species at home in my basement and it is a very nice snake to keep in a terrarium. I have also had the privilege of having this species on my snake hook in its natural habitat. The book tries to cover everything about the species, from husbandry to the pit viper's role in the Vietnam War.

Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles

Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles
Author: Stephen P. Mackessy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 681
Release: 2021-05-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0429623623

A decade after publication of the first edition, Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles responds to extensive changes in the field of toxinology to endure as the most comprehensive review of reptile venoms on the market. The six sections of this new edition, which has nearly doubled in size, complement the original handbook by presenting current information from many of the leading researchers and physicians in toxinology, with topics ranging from functional morphology, evolution and ecology to crystallography, -omics technologies, drug discovery and more. With the recent recognition by the World Health Organization of snakebite as a neglected tropical disease, the section on snakebite has been expanded and includes several chapters dealing with the problem broadly and with new technologies and the promises these new approaches may hold to counter the deleterious effects of envenomation. This greatly expanded handbook offers a unique resource for biologists, biochemists, toxicologists, physicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists, as well as informed laypersons interested in the biology of venomous reptiles, the biochemistry and molecular biology of venoms, and the effects and treatment of human envenomation.

Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances

Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances
Author: Donald G. Barceloux
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1196
Release: 2012-03-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118382765

Interest and information in the field of medical toxicology has grown rapidly, but there has never been a concise, authoritative reference focused on the subjects of natural substances, chemical and physical toxins, drugs of abuse, and pharmaceutical overdoses. Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances finally gives you an easily accessible resource for vital toxicological information on foods, plants, and animals in key areas in the natural environment.