Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History - Hardcover

Werler, John E.; Dixon, James Ray

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0292791305 ISBN 13: 9780292791305

Verlag: University of Texas Press, 2000

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From the legendary, fear-inspiring western diamond-backed rattlesnake to the tiny, harmless plains blind snake, Texas has a greater diversity of snake species than any other state in the country. Recognizing the public s need for a complete guide to identifying and understanding Texas snakes, two of the state s most respected herpetologists have joined forces to create this definitive reference to all 109 species and subspecies of Texas snakes. Well-written species accounts describe each snake s appearance, look-alikes, size, habitat, behavior, feeding, and reproduction. The authors also include color photos and finely detailed line drawings to aid field identification, along with accurate range maps, a checklist of Texas snakes, a key to the species, and a brief discussion of classification and taxonomy. The authors round out this volume with essays on snake myths and misinformation, snakebite and its prevention, conservation, Texas biotic provinces, and a brief history of Texas herpetology.

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John E. Werler retired in 1992 from the Houston Zoological Gardens, where he served for thirty-six years, first as general curator and later as general manager. James R. Dixon is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0292791305
• ISBN 13: 9780292791305
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 437
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