An established series of visual reference books which uses exciting colour photographs to illustrate topics of a popular interest. The pictures are accompanied by simple, lively text, a glossary and index and each title has one spread of explanatory artwork. "Poisonous Insects" looks at how various insects use their "poison" to either kill prey or in self-defence and also includes other insects that can cause harm. "Poisonous Snakes" covers a variety of venomous snakes from around the world and looks at their habitats, how they produce poison and also takes a look at the creatures which feed on these snakes.