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Snakes of the world

Title
Snakes of the world / Chris Mattison.
Author
Mattison, Chris.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, ©1986.

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Description
190 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
Summary
Based on new research that reveals snakes as creatures more worthy of respect than fear, this book, with 127 photographs, surveys the natural history of various species and includes chapters on classification, anatomy, adaptation, and behavior.
Subject
  • Snakes
  • Serpentes
  • Viperidae
  • Squamata
  • Lacertilia
Genre/Form
  • Reference works.
  • Ouvrages de référence.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 180-183.
Contents
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What are snakes? -- Size, shape and function -- Colour and markings -- Reproduction -- Foods and feeding -- Defence -- Ecology and behaviour -- Snakes and man -- Snake families -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN
  • 081601082X
  • 9780816010820
LCCN
84024733
OCLC
  • ocm11371158
  • 11371158
  • SCSB-9645742
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library