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Snake | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Mattison
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 440236
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0756613655
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.96
EAN: 9780756613655
ASIN: 0756613655
Publication Date: January 23, 2006
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Amazon.com Review
Slither into DK's Snake and you'll find yourself tantalized. Or is that terrorized? Either way, snake aficionados, and those looking to increase their appreciation of snakes, should not miss this gorgeous, full-color guide to the legless reptiles. Chris Mattison, a herpetologist and wildlife photographer, has gathered a concise compendium of facts, myths, and unbelievable images, with familiar as well as little-known species highlighted. While not zoologically comprehensive, Snake does provide a good sense of the diversity of these lovely and misunderstood animals. From the intricate patterns of the harmless checkered garter snake to the sheer magnificence of the deadly, 11.5-foot-long black mamba, each snake is presented with its best scale forward. Snake is full of great herpetological trivia, and the photos are sharply detailed close-ups. --Therese Littleton
Product Description
With a new format and the most up-to-date information available, discover fascinating physical and behavioral characteristics of more than 3,000 snakes from around the world.
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 Ok but no where near great. November 15, 2008
I wanted a more comprehensive book than this. Too bad I could not find one. It covers fewer than 150 of the more than 1850 species, less than 10%. Some of the more noted snakes of the world are not covered at all. Not the Fer de Lance (does have a small side bar on this one), not the King Cobra, none of the sea snakes. But despite this there is a complete (I think) dierctory of the snake families in the back with all the members listed telling their habitat, where they are located, whether they are egg laying or live bearing, and what they are thought to eat. It appear there is little known information on some snakes. This does make up for the lack of data in the main portion of the book.
When I was young our public library had an outstanding book on snake, no color photos but a lot of information. That was many years ago.
 Great Snake Resource July 3, 2008
The images in this book are top-notch. It's a great resource for tattooing because you can clearly see every scale on every snake photo. Very impressive photography.
 Impressive book, nice arrangement of contents July 2, 2008
I got this book for my daughter's 10th birthday. She really likes it. The pictures are vivid and colorful and abundant. She really likes how it is arranged by type of snake. It's written for anyone to read - not too simplistic, nor is it full of long scientific terms.
Snake January 14, 2008
I bought this book as a Christmas present for my 7-year-old grandson who loves snakes even though his father is terrified of them. When my grandson started opening the present and saw that it had a snake on the cover he put it down and hid it, quietly going on to another present. I was afraid he didn't like it but it turned out he didn't want his father to see it and be frightened. :)
The book itself is great. Lots of detailed pictures and good scientific information on the snakes presented. Later, my grandson sat down with me and showed me the type of python he had held at school and we talked about all the other snakes. This is a very good book for learning and identifying snakes. It is not, however, a replacement for a field guide.
Best Coffee Table Book Ever - also informative January 5, 2008
The photographs are large, colorful, and simply spectacular. After providing general information about snakes, the book spends the majority of time on specific species - most with their own two page spread. Each species is treated to a brief introduction, with key points of information, a glorious photograph, a little history, size, diet, etc. Some include mention of localities or related species.
This book is informative, but primarily serves as EXCELLENT eye candy for the snake lover and provides brief explanations of the more well-known or interesting species. The price is also right for what you get.
I can only think of one downside to this book - there are a few species/localites that I would liked to have read about that are not included on the "expose" pages.
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