Download or read book Australia s Dangerous Snakes written by Peter Mirtschin and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Deadly Sea Snakes written by MONIKA. DAVIES and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea snakes are some of the most venomous underwater predators. Their unlucky prey includes fish, eels, and crustaceans. How they hunt and kill is fascinating and enough to engage even the most reluctant reader with science content. In this book, readers find sea snakes on the hunt, in their habitat, and going through their life cycle. Fact boxes highlight their incredible senses and abilities, while full-color photographs show off their color and swimming slither.
Download or read book Sea Snakes written by Lindsay Shaffer and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snakes do not just live on land! Sea snakes thrive in the warm, salty waters of the coral reef. They can breathe through their skin and expel salt through special glands! Readers will be introduced these adaptations and more in this low-level title about sea snakes. Special features support the text with extra information about range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
Download or read book Sea Snakes written by Gale George and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-07-16 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are plenty of underwater predators to watch out for, but one of the most venomous is the sea snake. Readers will delight in reading about the anatomy, behavior, conservation status, and life cycle of the sea snake, as well as its unlucky prey. The book focuses on the sea snake’s hunting abilities, including its amazing senses, swimming abilities, and deadly bite. Vivid color photographs will take readers on a dive into the sea snake’s habitat, while fact-filled text gives them a deep understanding of this underwater hunter.
Download or read book Sea Snakes written by Sneed B. Collard and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although sea snakes are not the giant, people-eating monsters of myth, these highly venomous creatures are still endlessly fascinating. The scuba-diving author separates fact from fiction, with emphasis on the yellow-bellied sea snake, the world's most common sea snake. Rare underwater photography complemented by beautiful, realistic drawings & the lively, carefully researched text make this volume a valuable & satisfying reference for kids-and anyone-with an interest in sea creatures.
Download or read book Banded Sea Snake written by Juliet Figorito and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not all snakes slither on land—some slither in the seas. The banded sea snake can slither in both places. It hunts for food in warm, shallow water and comes ashore to rest and lay eggs. Also known as the sea krait, this striped snake usually stays away from people, but it has been known to deliver a deadly bite when caught in a fishing net. Colorful photographs help readers get the most out of this informative guide to banded sea snakes.
Download or read book U S Guide to Venomous Snakes and Their Mimics written by Scott Shupe and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rattlesnake? Copperhead? Cottonmouth? When to stay and when to run from nature s coolest...
Download or read book The Top 10 Deadliest Sea Snakes in the World written by Larry Slawson and published by Larry Slawson. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook examines (and ranks) the 10 deadliest sea snakes in the world. It provides a direct analysis of each snake's behavioral pattern, venom toxicity (in relation to humans, as well as their overall aggression level.
Download or read book Banded Sea Snake written by Juliet Figorito and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not all snakes slither on land—some slither in the seas. The banded sea snake can slither in both places. It hunts for food in warm, shallow water and comes ashore to rest and lay eggs. Also known as the sea krait, this striped snake usually stays away from people, but it has been known to deliver a deadly bite when caught in a fishing net. Colorful photographs help readers get the most out of this informative guide to banded sea snakes.
Download or read book The Venomous Sea Snakes written by Wendy A. Culotta and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of approximately 2800 references, this book contains a comprehencsive listing of the world's literature on sea snakes from the time of the early Greeks through to 1990. Topics covered include: venom; folklore; natural history; food; behaviour; and uses by man.
Download or read book Poisonous Snakes written by Seymour Simon and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are more than 250 kinds of poisonous snakes, and this illustrated book tells where they live, what they eat, and how they behave. You'll also find out which snakes pose no danger to humans, how snakes are "milked," how anti-venom is made, and whatto do if you're bitten. 26 illustrations"--
Download or read book Venomous Reptiles and Their Toxins written by Bryan Fry and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venom research and technology has advanced greatly, rapidly transforming our knowledge of reptile venoms. Research advances, like the development of molecular systematics, provide the framework necessary to reconstruct the evolutionary history of glands and fangs. Such research developments have expanded our understanding of venom's evolution and its usefulness in therapeutic development. The results of this punctuated toxin molecular evolutionary expansion include protein neofunctionalization. While these changes may impact antivenom efficacy, this molecular diversity also facilitates their usefulness in the development of novel drug therapies. Venomous Reptiles And Their Toxins brings together the world's leading toxinologists in this comprehensive study of the entire scope of reptile venoms, from clinical effects to evolution to drug design and development. The book contains detailed applied chapters on clinical care of the envenomed patient, ineffective traditional or modern remedies, occupational considerations involved in the maintenance of institutional venomous reptile collections, veterinary care for venomous reptiles and research methods used in venom research. This book also devotes a chapter to each toxin class found in reptile venoms, detailing the full trajectory of research on the peptide or protein in question. These chapters discuss each toxin's respective role in the envenomation process through to how each has been explored for their biomedical potential. This book is a unique resource for anyone working with venomous reptiles.
Download or read book Rattlesnakes written by Julie Murray and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes the appearance, habitat, behavior, senses, and the life cycle of rattlesnakes.
Download or read book The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles written by Bo Beolens and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was Richard Kemp, after whom the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is named? Is Wake’s Gecko named after Berkeley’s Marvalee Wake? Or perhaps her husband, David? Why do so many snakes and lizards have Werner in their name? This reference book answers these and thousands of other questions about the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of reptiles across the globe. From Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, the Florida cottonmouth subspecies named for Roger Conant, to Xantusia, the night lizard genera namesake of John Xantus, this dictionary covers everyone after whom an extant or recently extinct reptile has been named. The entries include a brief bio-sketch, a list of the reptiles that bear the individual’s name, the names of reptiles erroneously thought to be associated with the person, and a summary of major—and sometimes obscure or even incidental—contributions made by the person to herpetology and zoology. An introductory chapter explains how to use the book and describes the process of naming taxa. Easy to use and filled with addictive—and highly useful—information about the people whose names will be carried into the future on the backs of the world’s reptiles, The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles is a handy and fun book for professional and amateur herpetologists alike.
Download or read book The World s Deadliest Snakes written by Larry Slawson and published by Larry Slawson. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the world's deadliest snakes through an examination of twenty-five separate species. It provides a direct analysis of each snake's venom toxicity, aggressiveness, and potential for causing human deaths.
Download or read book Sea Snakes written by Harold Heatwole and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes the varieties and distribution of sea snakes, what they eat and what eats them, how they reproduce and grow, and how they cope with excess salt and scarcity of freshwater. It also discusses how they adjust to diving at depth, and describes the nature of their venom.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum Natural History written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
