Snakes: Natural History, Second Edition by Parker, H. W. and A. G. C. Grandison - 1977

Ithaca and London:: British Museum [Natural History] / Cornell University Press , 1977. A square, tight copy. Some scattered brown speckles (foxing), mostly on a few outer pages. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs, many in full-color. Has 12 chapters: 1) The origin and orders of reptiles; 2) Lizards and snakes; 3) The senses of snakes; 4) Snakes and their environment; 5) Nutrition; 6) Enemies and defence; 7) Reproduction, growth and development; 8) Primitive and burrowing snakes; 9) Boas, pythons and wart snakes; 10) Colubrid snakes; 11) Cobras and sea snakes; 12) Vipers. Glossary. Suggested Further Reading. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "This authoritative guide to an intriguing group of reptiles is enhanced by 16 impressive full-colour plates showing 32 species of snakes from all over the world, plus 10 black and white plates and 18 diagrams. It provides a highly readable… Read More