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Snakes of the Eastern United States
- Title
- Snakes of the Eastern United States / Whit Gibbons.
- Author
- Gibbons, Whit, 1939-
- Publication
- Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QL666.O6 G445 2017 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 416 pages : color illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- A Wormsloe Foundation nature book
- Uniform Title
- Wormsloe Foundation nature book.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Field guides.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- All about snakes. Why snakes? ; General biology of snakes ; Snake diversity ; Food and feeding ; Predators ; Defense ; Reproduction ; Locomotion ; Activity ; Temperature biology ; Identifying snake species of the eastern United States -- Species accounts. Introduction ; How to use the species accounts ; Small terrestrial snakes ; Midsized terrestrial snakes ; Large terrestrial snakes ; Watersnakes ; Venomous snakes ; Introduced species -- People and snakes. What is a herpetologist? ; Urban snakes. Most common snakes found in 25 of the largest eastern cities ; Snakes as pets ; Snake conservation ; Attitudes about snakes ; Frequently asked questions about snakes -- What snakes are found where you live? What kinds of snakes are found in your state? ; Conservation statues of snakes in the eastern United States ; Distribution of all snake species ; Distribution of venomous snake species.
- ISBN
- 9780820349701
- 0820349704
- LCCN
- 2016026147
- 99973198766
- OCLC
- ocn942838788
- 942838788
- SCSB-8786921
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries