Snake

The Essential Visual Guide

Paperback
$18.99 US
On sale Mar 15, 2016 | 192 Pages | 9781465443793

Find out about snakes from all over the world in this best-selling visual guide, with information about snake evolution, habitats, reproductive behavior, feeding, defense, and much more.

Snake is the essential guide to the world of serpents, featuring more than 3,000 species. With a clean fresh look, classifications, stunning photography, and amazing artworks, this is a must-have reference for all herpetologists.

Packed with fascinating facts such as physical and behavioral characteristics, this guide also includes focused profiles of 60 snakes, from the Rainbow Boa to the Tropical Rattlesnake. Each profile includes a stunning full-page photograph of the snake, supporting images to highlight important features, and a ‘Fact File' sidebar to give at-a-glance information. Plus, a complete directory lists all known species of these fascinating reptiles, including venomous snakes such as cobras.

Snake is a beautiful and comprehensive guide to some of nature's most compelling animals.
Chris Mattison is a professional herpetologist and wildlife photographer. He has written around 25 books on reptiles and amphibians, travelled widely in search of them, and regularly gives talks on natural history and nature photography. View titles by Chris Mattison

"[T]his fascinating book provides a close-up look that is second only to what snake handlers at the zoo must experience." – Booklist

"An enjoyable book for browsing." – School Library Journal

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Find out about snakes from all over the world in this best-selling visual guide, with information about snake evolution, habitats, reproductive behavior, feeding, defense, and much more.

Snake is the essential guide to the world of serpents, featuring more than 3,000 species. With a clean fresh look, classifications, stunning photography, and amazing artworks, this is a must-have reference for all herpetologists.

Packed with fascinating facts such as physical and behavioral characteristics, this guide also includes focused profiles of 60 snakes, from the Rainbow Boa to the Tropical Rattlesnake. Each profile includes a stunning full-page photograph of the snake, supporting images to highlight important features, and a ‘Fact File' sidebar to give at-a-glance information. Plus, a complete directory lists all known species of these fascinating reptiles, including venomous snakes such as cobras.

Snake is a beautiful and comprehensive guide to some of nature's most compelling animals.

Author

Chris Mattison is a professional herpetologist and wildlife photographer. He has written around 25 books on reptiles and amphibians, travelled widely in search of them, and regularly gives talks on natural history and nature photography. View titles by Chris Mattison

Praise

"[T]his fascinating book provides a close-up look that is second only to what snake handlers at the zoo must experience." – Booklist

"An enjoyable book for browsing." – School Library Journal

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