First published in 1950 by John F. Werler and subsequently revised several times, Poisonous Snakes of Texas has long been the standard guide to these reptiles. This new edition is a totally restructured version of the original. Following changes in first-aid and medical approaches to snakebite, Andrew H. Price, a herpetologist working in natural resource management for Texas Parks and Wildlife, has given these life-saving subjects expanded, state-of-the-art coverage. The most significant difference from the original version, however, is in the detailed coverage given to the fifteen kinds (species and subspecies) of poisonous snakes native to Texas. The physical appearance of each kind is carefully described, together with its habitat, behavior, reproduction, food habits, and venom characteristics. Each snake description is accompanied by a county-by-county distribution map and a beautiful full-color photograph.
- ISBN10 1885696221
- ISBN13 9781885696229
- Publish Date 1 January 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Texas Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 118
- Language English