Snake

by Mattison, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780756613655
• ISBN10: 0756613655
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-23
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

With a new format and the most up - to - date information available, discover fascinating physical and behavioural characteristics of more than 3,000 snakes from around the world. bull; Includes spectacular close - up photographs and astonishing illustrations. bull; Learn about habitats, behaviour, feeding practices, defence mechanisms and more. bull; Lists the 18 snake families, with special 'Fact Files' section giving at - a - glance information about every snake.

Author Biography

Chris Mattison is a zoologist specializing in herpetology

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
The Essential Snake
Introduction	p. 7
Evolution	p. 8
Environment	p. 10
Size and Shape	p. 12
Scales	p. 14
Anatomy and Movement	p. 16
Skull and Teeth	p. 18
Sense Organs	p. 20
Hunting and Feeding	p. 22
Venomous Snakes	p. 24
Passive Defense	p. 26
Active Defense	p. 28
Reproduction	p. 30
Conservation	p. 32
Classification of Snakes	p. 34
Snake Gallery
Introduction	p. 35
Mexican Burrowing Snake	p. 36
Sunbeam Snake	p. 37
Emerald Tree Boa	p. 38
Common Boa	p. 40
Rainbow Boa	p. 42
Green Anaconda	p. 44
Rosy Boa	p. 46
Dumeril's Ground Boa	p. 48
Calabar Ground Boa	p. 50
Carpet Python	p. 52
Burmese Python	p. 54
Reticulated Python	p. 56
Blood Python	p. 58
Children's Python	p. 60
Spotted Python	p. 61
Green Tree Python	p. 62
Royal Python	p. 64
Haitian Wood Snake	p. 66
Cuban Wood Snake	p. 67
Grass Snake	p. 68
Common Egg-eater	p. 70
Corn Snake	p. 72
Baird's Rat Snake	p. 74
Trans-Pecos Rat Snake	p. 76
Mandarin Rat Snake	p. 78
Rough Green Snake	p. 80
Common Kingsnake	p. 82
Gray-banded Kingsnake	p. 84
Mexican Kingsnake	p. 85
Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake	p. 86
Milk Snake	p. 88
Banded Water Snake	p. 90
Pine Snake	p. 92
Western Hognose Snake	p. 94
Leopard Snake	p. 96
Indigo Snake	p. 98
Checkered Garter Snake	p. 100
San Francisco Garter Snake	p. 102
Brown House Snake	p. 104
Red-tailed Rat Snake	p. 106
Mangrove Snake	p. 108
Green Cat-eyed Snake	p. 109
Boomslang	p. 110
Red Spitting Cobra	p. 112
Chinese Cobra	p. 114
Monocled Cobra	p. 115
Collett's Snake	p. 116
Northern Death Adder	p. 118
West African Green Mamba	p. 120
Puff Adder	p. 122
Long-nosed Viper	p. 124
Adder	p. 126
Gaboon Viper	p. 128
Desert Horned Viper	p. 130
White-lipped Tree Viper	p. 132
Saw-scaled Viper	p. 134
Jararaca	p. 136
Copperhead	p. 138
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	p. 140
Tropical Rattlesnake	p. 142
Sidewinder	p. 144
Snake Directory
Introduction	p. 145
Snake Directory	p. 146
Glossary	p. 188
Index	p. 189
Acknowledgments	p. 192
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