Author: John Bankston
Publisher: EZ Readers
ISBN: 1545758174
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Cape cobra lives in a fairly small part of Africa but it is a huge problem. That's because it isn't afraid of people and can be found in some of South Africa's largest cities. With enough venom to kill an adult many times over, it's easily Africa's Most Dangerous Snake. Learn all about this beautiful killer in this title from the series Lethal Strikers: Africa's Deadliest Snakes. Loaded with pictures and information, this book will tell you all about this dangerous cobra.
Cape Cobra: Africa's Most Dangerous Snake
Author: John Bankston
Publisher: EZ Readers
ISBN: 1545758174
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Cape cobra lives in a fairly small part of Africa but it is a huge problem. That's because it isn't afraid of people and can be found in some of South Africa's largest cities. With enough venom to kill an adult many times over, it's easily Africa's Most Dangerous Snake. Learn all about this beautiful killer in this title from the series Lethal Strikers: Africa's Deadliest Snakes. Loaded with pictures and information, this book will tell you all about this dangerous cobra.
Publisher: EZ Readers
ISBN: 1545758174
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Cape cobra lives in a fairly small part of Africa but it is a huge problem. That's because it isn't afraid of people and can be found in some of South Africa's largest cities. With enough venom to kill an adult many times over, it's easily Africa's Most Dangerous Snake. Learn all about this beautiful killer in this title from the series Lethal Strikers: Africa's Deadliest Snakes. Loaded with pictures and information, this book will tell you all about this dangerous cobra.
A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa
Author: Johan Marais
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775847489
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
This long-awaited third edition of A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa has been updated, revised and expanded. New information based on scientific research relating to behaviour, identification, reproduction and snake venoms has been included in the species accounts. Features of this book: Covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behaviour; species descriptions are accompanied by full-colour photographs and distribution maps; simple icons make essential information available at a glance; a separate ‘key features’ box assists in quickly identifying species in the field; chapters on classification and identification, keeping snakes, and the treatment of snakebite supplement the species accounts. Sales points: A guide to all snakes, dangerous and harmless, in southern Africa; practical first-aid advice for snakebite; packed with full-colour images; icons, maps and concise text make identification simple.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775847489
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
This long-awaited third edition of A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa has been updated, revised and expanded. New information based on scientific research relating to behaviour, identification, reproduction and snake venoms has been included in the species accounts. Features of this book: Covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behaviour; species descriptions are accompanied by full-colour photographs and distribution maps; simple icons make essential information available at a glance; a separate ‘key features’ box assists in quickly identifying species in the field; chapters on classification and identification, keeping snakes, and the treatment of snakebite supplement the species accounts. Sales points: A guide to all snakes, dangerous and harmless, in southern Africa; practical first-aid advice for snakebite; packed with full-colour images; icons, maps and concise text make identification simple.
The Top 10 Deadliest Snakes in Africa
Author: Larry Slawson
Publisher: Larry Slawson
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This eBook examines and ranks the 10 deadliest snakes on the African continent. It provides a brief overview of each snake's behavioral patterns, general traits, and venom toxicity in relation to humans and animals.
Publisher: Larry Slawson
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This eBook examines and ranks the 10 deadliest snakes on the African continent. It provides a brief overview of each snake's behavioral patterns, general traits, and venom toxicity in relation to humans and animals.
Australia's Dangerous Snakes
Author: Peter Mirtschin
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643106758
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
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.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643106758
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
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.
Snakes of Southern Africa
Author: Johan Marais
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620243872
Category : Snakes
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
An A5 laminated fold-out field guide featuring dangerous and common harmless snakes found in Southern Africa. Includes a Snake Bite First Aid and Treatment section.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620243872
Category : Snakes
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
An A5 laminated fold-out field guide featuring dangerous and common harmless snakes found in Southern Africa. Includes a Snake Bite First Aid and Treatment section.
King Cobra
Author: Tom Charlton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789838121835
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789838121835
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Venomous Snakes of the World
Author: Mark O'Shea
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781843309727
Category : Poisonous snakes
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
All major and unusual venomous snakes, their range, habitats and venom, along with personal anecdotes (including snakebite stories) feature in this excellent book. Written by Mark O'Shea - one of the leading authorities on reptiles.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781843309727
Category : Poisonous snakes
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
All major and unusual venomous snakes, their range, habitats and venom, along with personal anecdotes (including snakebite stories) feature in this excellent book. Written by Mark O'Shea - one of the leading authorities on reptiles.
Field Guide to East African Reptiles
Author: Steve Spawls
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472935624
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1258
Book Description
The revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to the reptiles of this region written by a team of internationally acclaimed herpetologists. East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot. This fully revised edition of the classic field guide to the region's reptiles explores the full diversity of these animals. With updated text, detailed maps and more than 600 new photographs, this book includes every one of the 500 or so species in the region. All are described and mapped, with virtually every species accompanied by at least one colour photograph. Comprehensive and definitive, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472935624
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1258
Book Description
The revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to the reptiles of this region written by a team of internationally acclaimed herpetologists. East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot. This fully revised edition of the classic field guide to the region's reptiles explores the full diversity of these animals. With updated text, detailed maps and more than 600 new photographs, this book includes every one of the 500 or so species in the region. All are described and mapped, with virtually every species accompanied by at least one colour photograph. Comprehensive and definitive, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.
Cathedral of the Wild
Author: Boyd Varty
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1400069858
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
“This is a gorgeous, lyrical, hilarious, important book. . . . Read this and you may find yourself instinctively beginning to heal old wounds: in yourself, in others, and just maybe in the cathedral of the wild that is our true home.”—Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star Boyd Varty had an unconventional upbringing. He grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, a place where man and nature strive for balance, where perils exist alongside wonders. Founded more than eighty years ago as a hunting ground, Londolozi was transformed into a nature reserve beginning in 1973 by Varty’s father and uncle, visionaries of the restoration movement. But it wasn’t just a sanctuary for the animals; it was also a place for ravaged land to flourish again and for the human spirit to be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after twenty-seven years of imprisonment, he came to the reserve to recover. Cathedral of the Wild is Varty’s memoir of his life in this exquisite and vast refuge. At Londolozi, Varty gained the confidence that emerges from living in Africa. “We came out strong and largely unafraid of life,” he writes, “with the full knowledge of its dangers.” It was there that young Boyd and his equally adventurous sister learned to track animals, raised leopard and lion cubs, followed their larger-than-life uncle on his many adventures filming wildlife, and became one with the land. Varty survived a harrowing black mamba encounter, a debilitating bout with malaria, even a vicious crocodile attack, but his biggest challenge was a personal crisis of purpose. An intense spiritual quest takes him across the globe and back again—to reconnect with nature and “rediscover the track.” Cathedral of the Wild is a story of transformation that inspires a great appreciation for the beauty and order of the natural world. With conviction, hope, and humor, Varty makes a passionate claim for the power of the wild to restore the human spirit. Praise for Cathedral of the Wild “Extremely touching . . . a book about growth and hope.”—The New York Times “It made me cry with its hard-won truths about human and animal nature. . . . Both funny and deeply moving, this book belongs on the shelf of everyone who seeks healing in wilderness.”—BookPage
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1400069858
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
“This is a gorgeous, lyrical, hilarious, important book. . . . Read this and you may find yourself instinctively beginning to heal old wounds: in yourself, in others, and just maybe in the cathedral of the wild that is our true home.”—Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star Boyd Varty had an unconventional upbringing. He grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, a place where man and nature strive for balance, where perils exist alongside wonders. Founded more than eighty years ago as a hunting ground, Londolozi was transformed into a nature reserve beginning in 1973 by Varty’s father and uncle, visionaries of the restoration movement. But it wasn’t just a sanctuary for the animals; it was also a place for ravaged land to flourish again and for the human spirit to be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after twenty-seven years of imprisonment, he came to the reserve to recover. Cathedral of the Wild is Varty’s memoir of his life in this exquisite and vast refuge. At Londolozi, Varty gained the confidence that emerges from living in Africa. “We came out strong and largely unafraid of life,” he writes, “with the full knowledge of its dangers.” It was there that young Boyd and his equally adventurous sister learned to track animals, raised leopard and lion cubs, followed their larger-than-life uncle on his many adventures filming wildlife, and became one with the land. Varty survived a harrowing black mamba encounter, a debilitating bout with malaria, even a vicious crocodile attack, but his biggest challenge was a personal crisis of purpose. An intense spiritual quest takes him across the globe and back again—to reconnect with nature and “rediscover the track.” Cathedral of the Wild is a story of transformation that inspires a great appreciation for the beauty and order of the natural world. With conviction, hope, and humor, Varty makes a passionate claim for the power of the wild to restore the human spirit. Praise for Cathedral of the Wild “Extremely touching . . . a book about growth and hope.”—The New York Times “It made me cry with its hard-won truths about human and animal nature. . . . Both funny and deeply moving, this book belongs on the shelf of everyone who seeks healing in wilderness.”—BookPage
Poisonous Snakes in the Republic of Benin
Author: Dallys-Tom Medali
Publisher: Solara
ISBN: 9781947838130
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Benin is famous for its harmless sacred pythons that are worshipped in some cities and can even be seen and touched by tourists in the historic city of Ouidah on the Atlantic coast. Benin is however also home to some of the most poisonous and deadliest snakes in the world. There is not a lot of knowledge on them and many peasants and farmers fall victims to their bites every year. Since I couldn't find any book on this topic, I decided to do the research and to write one. I will subsequently work on a translation in French and Fongbe which are the most spoken languages in the Republic of Benin. I'm not a zoologist by trade but the book relies on research and observations by the best scientists in the field. Those scientists were commissioned by the US Army who felt the need to possess that information to protect its troops globally. This book is solely informative and should not be relied upon or used for anything other than intellectual curiosity.
Publisher: Solara
ISBN: 9781947838130
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Benin is famous for its harmless sacred pythons that are worshipped in some cities and can even be seen and touched by tourists in the historic city of Ouidah on the Atlantic coast. Benin is however also home to some of the most poisonous and deadliest snakes in the world. There is not a lot of knowledge on them and many peasants and farmers fall victims to their bites every year. Since I couldn't find any book on this topic, I decided to do the research and to write one. I will subsequently work on a translation in French and Fongbe which are the most spoken languages in the Republic of Benin. I'm not a zoologist by trade but the book relies on research and observations by the best scientists in the field. Those scientists were commissioned by the US Army who felt the need to possess that information to protect its troops globally. This book is solely informative and should not be relied upon or used for anything other than intellectual curiosity.