Dewey Decimal597.96/165
Synopsis* A full-color guide to the natural history of venomous snakes * Information on dealing with venomous snakes in the wild * Includes 19 North American species accounts Feared and reviled by many, venomous snakes are woefully misunderstood. This illustrated guide clears up many of the misconceptions about the animals and offers a glimpse into their extraordinary lives. Covering everything from hunting, feeding, and locomotion to shedding, mating, and reproduction, the book also examines the difficulties that these snakes and humans have coexisting and gives advice on what to do should you encounter a venomous snake in the field., Feared and reviled by many, venomous snakes are woefully misunderstood. This illustrated guide to 20 North American species clears up many of the misconceptions about the animals and offers a glimpse into their extraordinary lives. Covering everything from hunting, feeding, and locomotion to shedding, mating and reproduction the book also examines the difficulties that poisonous snakes and humans have coexisting and gives advice on how to act should you encounter a venomous snake in the field., A full-color guide to the natural history of venomous snakes. Information on dealing with venomous snakes in the wild. Includes 19 North American species accounts., A full-color guide to the natural history of venomous snakes Information on dealing with venomous snakes in the wild Includes 19 North American species accounts Feared and reviled by many, venomous snakes are woefully misunderstood. This illustrated guide clears up many of the misconceptions about the animals and offers a glimpse into their extraordinary lives. Covering everything from hunting, feeding, and locomotion to shedding, mating, and reproduction, the book also examines the difficulties that these snakes and humans have coexisting and gives advice on what to do should you encounter a venomous snake in the field., A full-color guide to the natural history of venomous snakes Information on dealing with venomous snakes in the wild Includes 19 North American species accounts Feared and reviled by many, venomous snakes are woefully misunderstood. This illustrated guide clears up many of the misconceptions about the animals and offers a glimpse into their extraordinary lives. Covering everything from hunting, feeding, and locomotion to shedding, mating, and reproduction, the book also examines the difficulties that these snakes and humans have coexisting and gives advice on what to do should you encounter a venomous snake in the field."