A Curated Selection of 13 Fascinating Books About Snakes
Essential Writings on Snake Identification, Taxonomy, Ecology, Behavior, and ConservationBy Catherine Cooper Hopley, T. Paul Maslin, Henry S. Fitch, Ray D. Burkett, John M. Legler, Laurence M. Hardy, Charles J. Cole, George Albert Boulenger, William Edward Duellman, Hobart M. Smith, John Wellman, John E. Werler, Robert F. Clarke
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A Curated Selection of 13 Fascinating Books About Snakes gathers a remarkably broad body of herpetological writing, ranging from early natural-history observation and popular zoological exposition to systematic taxonomy, regional surveys, and ecological inquiry. Its subject is the snake not merely as an object of fear or curiosity, but as an evolutionary, behavioral, and cultural presence. The selection's particular strength lies in its movement between descriptive accounts of reptilian life and more rigorous treatments of classification, distribution, anatomy, and habitat, allowing readers to encounter the changing methods by which snakes have been studied. The contributing writers collectively represent successive generations of naturalists and herpetologists whose work helped establish snake study as a disciplined scientific field. Alongside nineteenth- and early twentieth-century traditions of specimen-based zoology appear voices associated with modern field research, biogeography, and conservation-minded ecology. Their differing regional emphases and methodological commitments illuminate the development of herpetology: from cataloguing species to investigating living populations and their environmental relationships. Together, these books situate snakes within the wider histories of natural history, taxonomy, and ecological science. This volume is especially recommended for students, natural-history readers, and anyone seeking a substantial introduction to serpent literature. By bringing thirteen distinct perspectives into dialogue, it offers both educational depth and an engaging view of how scientific knowledge is made, revised, and communicated.
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GenreScience and Nature, Literary Classics
Length39 hrs 39 mins
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Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of Anthony Trollope
2Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor (pt. 1)
3Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor (pt. 2)
4Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
5HENRY S. FITCH AND T. PAUL MASLIN
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6Hybridization Between Two Species of Garter Snakes
7Hybridization Between Two Species of Garter Snakes
8Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Günther
9LITERATURE CITED
10A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei
11INTRODUCTION
12A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico
13Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard
14INTRODUCTION
15LITERATURE CITED
16Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus
17Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia)
18INTRODUCTION
19HABITAT AND LIMITING FACTORS
20SHEDDING
21THE BITE
22The Snakes of Europe
23PREFACE
24CHAPTER I DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION
25CHAPTER II EXTERNAL CHARACTERS—INTEGUMENT
26CHAPTER III COLORATION
27CHAPTER IV SKELETON
28CHAPTER V DENTITION
29CHAPTER VI POISON APPARATUS—DIFFERENT KINDS OF POISONS
30CHAPTER VII NERVOUS SYSTEM—SENSE ORGANS
31CHAPTER VIII VISCERA
32CHAPTER IX ORGANS OF REPRODUCTION; PAIRING; OVIPOSITION; DEVELOPMENT
33CHAPTER X HABITS
34CHAPTER XI PARASITES
35CHAPTER XII DISTRIBUTION
36CHAPTER XIII SNAKES IN RELATION TO MAN
37First Family: TYPHLOPIDÆ
38Second Family: BOIDÆ
39Third Family: COLUBRIDÆ
40Fourth Family: VIPERIDÆ
41A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) (pt. 1)
42A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) (pt. 2)
43Snakes: Curiosities and Wonders of Serpent Life
44INTRODUCTION.
45CHAPTER I.
46CHAPTER II.
47CHAPTER III.
48CHAPTER IV.
49CHAPTER V.
50CHAPTER VI.
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