Venomous Creatures of Australia

Venomous Creatures of Australia
Author: Struan K. Sutherland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1985
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

Australia is inhabited by some of the most venomous land and sea creatures in the world and Straun Sutherland is Australia's best-known expert on poisonous creatures, particularly spiders and snakes. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Sutherland describes sixty such creatures, ranging from the Death Adder and the Black House Spider, to the Blue-Ringed Octopus, the Bearded Ghoul (a stinging fish), and the Portuguese Man-of-War. He provides a factual description of each animal, a high-quality four-color photograph to allow for easy identification, line drawings when needed, descriptions of the appropriate first aid for bites or stings, and a map showing its distribution throughout Australia.

Australia's Dangerous Snakes

Australia's Dangerous Snakes
Author: Peter Mirtschin
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 686
Release: 2017-11-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0643106758

Australia’s venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world’s most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and, regrettably, fear. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and terrestrial snakes. It contains comprehensive identification profiles for each species, supported by keys and photographs. In addition to their medical importance, the environmental roles of these snakes and the threats that are causing the decline of many of these reptiles are discussed. Drawing on the authors’ experience in the fields of herpetology, toxinology and clinical medicine, this book stimulates respect and admiration and dispels fear of Australia’s fascinating snakes. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes will provide hours of rewarding reading and valuable information for anyone interested in Australia’s unique wildlife and natural history, and will be an essential reference for herpetologists, toxinologists, physicians, zoo personnel and private snake collectors.

Biological Invasions

Biological Invasions
Author: David Pimentel PhD
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2011-05-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439829918

The impact of invasive species is second only to that of human population growth and associated activities as a cause of the loss of biodiversity throughout the world. In the United States, invasions of nonnative plants, animals, or microbes cause major environmental damage. The second edition of Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Cos

Principles of Pathophysiology

Principles of Pathophysiology
Author: Shane Bullock
Publisher: Pearson Higher Education AU
Total Pages: 1217
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1442510455

TAKING IT TO THE WARD! Principles of Pathophysiology has been specifically written for local nursing and Allied Health students with the aim of clearly integrating the science of Pathophysiology with clinical practice within Australia and New Zealand. Taking a systems approach to help facilitate stronger understanding, this new Australian text is the perfect learning resource for Nursing and Allied Health students.

The Venom Patrol

The Venom Patrol
Author: Roger Lowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2009-02-01
Genre: Poisonous animals
ISBN: 9781921136382

Do you have what it takes to become a venom ranger? Do you know the first aid for a Box Jellyfish sting? Do you know which snake has caused the most deaths in Australia in the past 30 years? The Venom Patrol has everything you need to know about Australia's venomous creatures. Learn which ones are the most dangerous, where to find them, how to avoid them and even what first aid to use if you are unlucky enough to come in to contact with them. Australia is home to an assortment of venomous animals, from the deadly inland Taipan to the shy Platypus. Join the Venom Patrol as they catalogue over 50 of these weird and wonderful creatures. Ranger Roy and Penny's quick reference pages include: Bite and Sting Prevention, Colour Photographs, Field Notes, Location Maps, Venom Ratings and First Aid Advice. So the next Time you encounter a venomous creature you'll know exactly what to do.

Snakes of Australia

Snakes of Australia
Author: Tie Eipper
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2025-02-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691269939

A comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide With more than 1,000 photographs, Snakes of Australia illustrates and describes in detail all 240 of the continent’s species and subspecies—from file snakes, pythons, colubrids, and natricids to elapids, marine elapids, homalopsids, and blind snakes. Features introductions to each family, species descriptions, type locations, distribution maps, and quick-identification keys to each family and genera Covers English and scientific names, appearance, range, ecology, disposition, danger level, and IUCN Red List Category Illustrates every species and has multiple images for some species to show variation Presents information on habitat types, snakes in the environment, and snake-bite prevention and first aid Includes a checklist of all the snakes, a glossary, and a table of venom toxicity