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Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa by Johan Marais (2022, Trade Paperback)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Random House South Africa

ISBN-101775847470

ISBN-139781775847472

eBay Product ID (ePID)17057266094

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleComplete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicAnimals / Reptiles & Amphibians, Life Sciences / Zoology / General

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Science

AuthorJohan Marais

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews...will prove to be an invaluable resource for herpetologists, snake collectors, students, campers, hikers and gardeners, or non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject.

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Decimal597.960968

SynopsisFully revised, comprehensive guide to more than 150 snakes indigenous to southern Africa. Detailed species accounts are accompanied by full-color photographs, distribution maps, and information boxes highlighting key features. Includes snake biology and behavior as well as guidelines for treatment of snakebite and for keeping snakes in captivity., Fully revised, this third edition of the best-selling A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa is a comprehensive guide to more than 150 dangerous and common harmless snakes in the region. Detailed species accounts, covering identification, behavior, reproduction and snake venom, are accompanied by full-color photographs, distribution maps, and information boxes highlighting diagnostic features. The book also introduces the reader to snake biology and behaviour; gives guidelines for keeping snakes in captivity; and provides information on the prevention and treatment of snakebite. New information based on recent discoveries and research data has been included, and the taxonomy has been brought in line with recent changes in the classification of species and subspecies.A readable and user-friendly guide that will be invaluable to herpetologists, snake collectors, students, campers, hikers and gardeners, or anyone who may want to know more about these fascinating and widely misunderstood reptiles.

LC Classification NumberQL666.O6