Known for its fierce attitude, the bull snake is very defensive when threatened. Its main method of defense is to move its tail quickly in leaves and flatten its head so it looks like a rattlesnake. Read more about the bull snakeÕs amazing rattlesnake impression and other methods of intimidation in this exciting book!

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to tiger snakes. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

A real treat for any snake lover, richly illustrated with exceptional photographs.

Islands and Snakes contains 13 chapters describing ecological systems with foci on snakes and their ecological roles on islands around the world. Each chapter is written by one or more authors who is an authority on that particular system. Summaries of research on the various islands are written in a narrative manner that includes science as well as personal insights in easily understood language. These varied vignettes of science feature islands around the world, and in all cases, fantastic species of snakes and their roles in the community of insular organisms in which they occur. Both challenges and opportunities associated with island life are discussed, as well as the unique attributes of snakes and their conservation as unique and important parts of nature. Chapters include colorful photographs and illustrations, and collectively they convey information on topics that include ecology, behavior, biogeography, physiology, adaptation, and evolutionary biology. An introductory chapter presents a review and perspective on the historical importance of island ecology and how snakes have contributed to our understanding of evolution and adaptation. The other chapters focus on snakes inhabiting islands associated with Asia, Australia, South America, North America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The final chapter features the unique "table top islands" or tepuis of South America as examples of ecological islands where elements of biota have become isolated by geographic features of landscape similarly to oceanic islands.

Australia’s venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world’s most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and, regrettably, fear. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and terrestrial snakes. It contains comprehensive identification profiles for each species, supported by keys and photographs. In addition to their medical importance, the environmental roles of these snakes and the threats that are causing the decline of many of these reptiles are discussed. Drawing on the authors’ experience in the fields of herpetology, toxinology and clinical medicine, this book stimulates respect and admiration and dispels fear of Australia’s fascinating snakes. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes will provide hours of rewarding reading and valuable information for anyone interested in Australia’s unique wildlife and natural history, and will be an essential reference for herpetologists, toxinologists, physicians, zoo personnel and private snake collectors.

These venomous snakes get their name from the tiger stripes on their long bodies. Most common in Australia, tiger snakes live in coastal areas, wetlands, and creeks. Discover more about this snake's habitat, deadly venom, and other unique features, they are a generalized elapid, however of barely extra thick-set construct than different not unusual place species a bit like the Red-bellied Black Snake or Brown Snake.Tiger snakes of various paperwork are determined within side the wetter components, other races are on occasion assigned to the species.The plasticity of Tiger Snakes in phrases and diversifications to nearby situations is properly regarded.Even round, wherein all Tiger Snakes are glaringly of the species status, there is an enormous variation, now not simply inside a location, however additionally among them.Specimens from the coolest location, the Dandong Ranges are almost black, whilst those from the warmest which incorporate are drastically lighter and with plenty extra awesome go-bands.The snakes are typically brownish in base color, while those from the Morning ton Peninsula are a silvery gray color and with relatively vague bands. Another suburb, there is snakes with blue and gray bands.All this from inside 100km. as snake catchers relocate snakes from one a neighborhood and launch them elsewhere, the image starts off evolved to urge muddied. Increase that the problem of snakes hitching rides and the reality of varied nearby color stages receives even extra confused. So plenty in order that aberrant colored snakes for a given location of a prevalence for lots licensed snake catchers.

Explains how to deal with these much-maligned creatures in a smart and risk-free manner.