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Author

Gibbons, Whit, 1939- author.

Title Snakes of the Eastern United States / Whit Gibbons.

Publication Info.

Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2017]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	597.96 GIBBONS	Check Shelf
Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department	597.96 GIBBONS	Check Shelf

Description	416 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Series	A Wormsloe Foundation nature book
	Wormsloe Foundation nature book.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents	All about snakes. Why snakes? ; General biology of snakes ; Snake diversity ; Food and feeding ; Predators ; Defense ; Reproduction ; Locomotion ; Activity ; Temperature biology ; Identifying snake species of the eastern United States -- Species accounts. Introduction ; How to use the species accounts ; Small terrestrial snakes ; Midsized terrestrial snakes ; Large terrestrial snakes ; Watersnakes ; Venomous snakes ; Introduced species -- People and snakes. What is a herpetologist? ; Urban snakes. Most common snakes found in 25 of the largest eastern cities ; Snakes as pets ; Snake conservation ; Attitudes about snakes ; Frequently asked questions about snakes -- What snakes are found where you live? What kinds of snakes are found in your state? ; Conservation statues of snakes in the eastern United States ; Distribution of all snake species ; Distribution of venomous snake species.
Subject	Snakes -- East (U.S.)
	Snakes -- East (U.S.) -- Identification.
	Snakes. (OCoLC)fst01121833
	United States, East. (OCoLC)fst01249209
Genre/Form	Identification guides. (OCoLC)fst01940354
ISBN	9780820349701 flexiback ; alkaline paper
	0820349704 flexiback ; alkaline paper

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