The Book of Snakes: A life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world

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Mark has written numerous books on reptiles, including A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea, Venomous Snakes of the World (Princeton, 2011), The Book of Snakes (Ivy Press, 2017), and The Handbook to Reptiles and Amphibians (Dorling Kindersley, 2001).

Biography: Mark O'Shea MBE is a herpetologist, zoologist, author, lecturer, and television presenter. This expert guide also includes profiles of some of the approximately 4,000 species of snakes, featuring examples from every family and subfamily. It will bring greater understanding of a group of reptiles that have existed for more than 160 million years, and that now inhabit every continent except Antarctica, as well as two of the great oceans.

Find out about snakes from all over the world in this best-selling visual guide, with information about snake evolution, habitats, reproductive behaviour, feeding, defence, and much more. There will be no stains or markings on the book, the cover is clean and crisp, the book will look unread, the only marks there may be are slight bumping marks to the edges of the book where it may have been on a shelf previously. Did you know that a chameleon’s tongue is so long that it can be twice the length of its entire body, or that a large snake may have up to 400 bones in its spine? Snakes of the World explores their extraordinary diversity, with an in-depth introduction covering anatomy, behavior, habitats, reproduction, conservation, and other essential topics. The purpose of this study was to identify intestinal worm infections in reticulated pythons (Phyton reticulatus) in captivity.

The detailed images allow readers to examine the intricate scale patterns and rainbow of colors as well as special features like a cobra’s hood or a rattlesnake’s rattle. Our investigation culminated in the evaluation of 309 species, in which we compiled a final species checklist recognising 166 species (149 native and 17 non-native established species). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. PT Global Alam Nusantara (GAN) is one of ecosystem restoration concessions in Kampar Peninsula managed by Riau Ecosystem Restoration (RER). Species account for Chilabothrus subflavus that includes taxonomy, description, diagnosis, phylogenetic relationships, conservation status, illustrations, distribution, fossil record, pertinent literature, and a comprehensive bibliography.O’Shea has hosted television documentaries focused on reptiles for the Discovery Channel, the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, including four seasons as host of the Animal Planet/Discovery Channel show O’Shea’s Big Adventure. Noting an apparent correlation of coloration with specific defensive behaviours and ontogenetic colour changes, I review both and find that ophiophagous snakes are remarkable for using stereotypical defences and not being aggressive, while ontogenetic colour changes seem to affect red and bands in snakes disproportionately. He has made ten expeditions to Papua New Guinea since 1986 and between 2009 and 2014 was coleader of a team based out of Victor Valley College, California, conducting the first herpetofaunal survey of Timor-Leste. There are over 3,600 species of snake found on every continent except for Antarctica, ranging in size from Barbados' tiny threadsnake to Asia's massive reticulated python. You will learn how their bodies work and where they live and discover amazing facts about their habits, life cycles, survival skills and ancestors.