Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa
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A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa
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- ISBN 9781775847472
- Dimensions: 170 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 18 Aug 2022
- Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
- Publication City/Country: ZA
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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.
Johan Marais is een van Afrika se voorste reptielkundiges en -fotograwe. Hy maak ’n aansienlike bydrae tot reptielbewaring en het alreeds heelwat boeke en artikels oor die onderwerp geskryf. Marais is hoof uitvoerende beampte van die African Snakebite Institute en tree op as raadgewer vir hospitale en klinieke dwarsoor Afrika oor slange en slangbyte. Hy bied ook ’n verskeidenheid kursusse van bewusmaking oor en hantering van slange aan.
