The Book of Snakes: A Comprehensive Guide to 600 Species from Around the Globe

By: Mark O'Shea (Author)

Discover the world of snakes with The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Written by renowned herpetologist Mark OShea, this book is one of the best Ichthyology Books available. With its high-quality binding and pages, extensive genre knowledge, and overall satisfaction, this book is a must-have for any snake enthusiast. Explore the world of snakes with The Book of Snakes and discover the secrets of these amazing creatures.
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98
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Details of The Book of Snakes: A Comprehensive Guide to 600 Species from Around the Globe

  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 5.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 7.13 x 1.9 x 10.5 inches
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 022645939X
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: University of Chicago Press; First Edition
  • Customer Reviews: 4.9/5 stars of 507 ratings
  • Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians: Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0226459394
  • Pet Loss Grief: Pet Loss Grief
  • Best Sellers Rank: #8 in Ichthyology #23 in Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians#42 in Pet Loss Grief
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Ichthyology (Books): Ichthyology
  • Hardcover ‏ ‎: 656 pages

Comments

Gustavo Castillo: I loved the quality of the book, the printing is great and the photos are bright and detailed. The amount of species shown in the book is huge, but I was a bit disappointed with the fact that the crotalus genus was not very developed with just a few species shown.

Mexico on Aug 17, 2023

Isadora: Top

Brazil on Aug 02, 2023

Brandon Burns: Goated

United States on Jun 03, 2023

rosekrystofolski: Fascinating Book about the more than six hundred species of snakes. I have always been a true animal lover, and that means all animals, not just the fluffy and/or cuddly ones like kittens and puppies. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in snakes, reptiles or animals in general. This book has wonderful and informative text and beautiful photos of hundreds of different snakes. Anyone interested will really enjoy it.

United States on May 21, 2023

Lesley Haynie: Not only are there head shots of over 600 snakes, but pictures of the whole snake and a map reflecting where they are found! For a young man who loves snakes, he should be able to look up and learn about any snake he is interested in and I have supplied him with many other snake books!
Lesley Haynie

United States on Jan 12, 2023

BKopitzke: We bought this for our 12-year-old daughter who is big into herpetology. She was thrilled to read about so many species of snakes that she doesn’t hear about regularly on her favorite YouTube reptile shows. She takes a highly academic approach to her interest in snakes, so this book is a perfect fit.

United States on Jan 06, 2023

marc eberhardt: toppen!

Sweden on Dec 28, 2022

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Germany on Sep 15, 2022

IzzyKath: This book is amazing. The book is totally fine printed, I like the colourful pictures. In the beginning of the book you can finde some main information about snakes (35 pages in total). After that you can finde the species themselves. Every snake has the main informations like they shown in the product pictures. You also can search for an special snake, at the end of the book you can finde a list with every snake and the page where you can find it. If you’re interested in snakes I think it’s a really good book.

Germany on Mar 02, 2022

Jonathan R. Schmidt: This book features perhaps the most diverse and up to date selection of snake species profiled in a book, with references to many other similar species to the ones profiled. Of special note it doesn't skimp on groups that are usually poorly represented in books, such as threadsnakes and seasnakes (a typical snake guide only showing a few species of each).

If was to offer any criticism, it would be that some of the "actual size" photos appear faded or blurry, at least to my eyes, and don't capture the true beauty and crisp look of the actual snake. If I was to speculate, in some cases perhaps this is due to better photos simply not being available of poorly known species, or perhaps a consequence of editing out a photo's original background and/or changing its dimensions. Regardless, it does little to detract from the enjoyment of the book.

I'd also caution readers that the "actual size" images can be misleading. As far as I can tell they appear to represent merely average-sized examples (as the lengths given for a given species show, snakes of any species vary widely in size depending on age and individual), and probably also don't always reflect the actual size of...

United States on Mar 27, 2019



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Item Weight ‏ ‎ 5.15 pounds 6.4 ounces 5.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 7.13 x 1.9 x 10.5 inches 5.31 x 0.58 x 8 inches 10.9 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 022645939X 0062968823 022618465X
Publisher ‏ ‎ University of Chicago Press; First Edition Ecco; Reprint edition University of Chicago Press; Illustrated edition
Customer Reviews 4.9/5 stars of 507 ratings 4.5/5 stars of 1,258 ratings 4.9/5 stars of 191 ratings
Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0226459394 978-0062968821 978-0226184654
Pet Loss Grief Pet Loss Grief
Best Sellers Rank #8 in Ichthyology #23 in Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians#42 in Pet Loss Grief #29 in Ichthyology #146 in Biology of Fishes & Sharks#7,142 in Memoirs #18 in Ichthyology #41 in Endangered Species #57 in Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Ichthyology (Books) Ichthyology Ichthyology Ichthyology
Hardcover ‏ ‎ 656 pages 656 pages
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