Venomous Snakes of the World
Written by Mark O'Shea - Published in hardback by New HollandA reformatted and redesigned edition of this popular title.
If you like snakes, this will keep you happy for hours. Covering 170 species of venomous snakes and featuring 180 images, their distribution, habits, size and preferred prey. Aside from the individual species, many other aspects of this branch of the snake family are covered; Distribution, different types of venom, and conservation amongst others; and my personal favourite - venomous lizards (Just 2 species of Gila monsters).
Top snake facts
- Death adders are so called because they don't runaway when you approach, thus ‘deaf'
- The first casualty of the American Civil War was caused by an Eastern coral snake
- The Inland Taipan's bite has enough venom to kill ¼ million mice!
- As many as 35,000 people in Asia are killed by snakes every year, and India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar are 3 of the 4 worst afflicted countries.
Mark O'Shea is best known for his TV work - Mark O'Shea's Dangerous Reptiles
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