The Art Of Keeping Snakes

Author : Philippe De Vosjoli
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620080281
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art Of Keeping Snakes written by Philippe De Vosjoli and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For author Philippe de Vosjoli, "art is the actualization of a personal vision or message," and de Vosjoli's passion is snakes, which he believes are among the most beautiful animals on earth. Incorporating snakes into a naturalistic vivarium, the way lizards and amphibians usually are, adds a new element to snake keeping, elevating the hobby to a true art form. In The Art of Keeping Snakes, de Vosjoli pursues this concept and provides advice for snake keepers who wish to create beautiful displays for their snakes, putting the animals' welfare and quality of life above all else and simultaneously enhancing their own enjoyment in observing their beautiful snakes in naturalistic environments. Beautifully photographed, inspiring, and informative, The Art of Keeping Snakes is divided into two parts, the first "A New Way to Keep Snakes," discusses design planning, enclosures and background possibilities, substrates, landscaping, plants, heating/lighting, quarantine and introducing the snakes to the vivarium. This part also includes chapters on feeding, handling, health care, and general maintenance and husbandry. The second part, "Best Display Snakes," presents over thirty different snakes, including photographs, physical descriptions, and tips for selection, handling, vivarium design tips, feeding, and breeding. The snakes in this part are divided into chapters, categorized by pythons, boas, water and garter snakes, hognose snakes, rat snakes, kingsnakes and milksnakes, and others. Resources and index included.

Author : Erica Wright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501348736
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snake written by Erica Wright and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Feared and worshiped in equal measure, snakes have captured the imagination of poets, painters, and philosophers for centuries. From Ice Age cave drawings to Snakes on a Plane, this creature continues to enthrall the public. But what harm has been caused by our mythologizing? While considering the dangers of stigma, Erica Wright moves from art and pop culture to religion, fetish, and ecologic disaster. This book considers how the snake has become more symbol than animal, a metaphor for how we treat whatever scares us the most, whether or not our panic is justified. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in the The Atlantic.

Author : Mark O'Shea
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226832864
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Snakes written by Mark O'Shea and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to reflect the most recent species classifications, a second edition of the beautifully illustrated and beloved guide to 600 members of the suborder Serpentes. For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of fascination and revulsion. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while others happily keep them as pets. Snakes can convey both beauty and menace in a single tongue flick, and so these creatures have held a special place in our cultures. Yet, for as many meanings as we attribute to snakes—from fertility and birth to sin and death—the real-life species represent an even wider array of wonders. Now in a new edition, reflecting the most recent species classifications, The Book of Snakes presents 600 species of snakes from around the world, covering roughly one in seven of all snake species. It will bring greater understanding of a group of reptiles that have existed for more than 160 million years and that now inhabit every continent except Antarctica, as well as two of the great oceans. This volume pairs spectacular photos with easy-to-digest text. It is the first book on these creatures that combines a broad, worldwide sample with full-color, life-size accounts. Entries include close-ups of the snake’s head and a section of the snake at actual size. The detailed images allow readers to examine the intricate scale patterns and rainbow of colors as well as special features like a cobra’s hood or a rattlesnake’s rattle. The text is written for laypeople and includes a glossary of frequently used terms. Herpetologists and herpetoculturists alike will delight in this collection, and even those with a more cautious stance on snakes will find themselves drawn in by the wild diversity of the suborder Serpentes.

Author : Darcie Little Badger
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1646141148
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Snake Falls to Earth written by Darcie Little Badger and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven't been in centuries. And there are some who will kill to keep them apart. Darcie Little Badger introduced herself to the world with Elatsoe. In A Snake Falls to Earth, she draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family. It is not to be missed.

Author : Jennifer Coates
Publisher : Eldorado Ink
ISBN 13 : 1932904417
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snakes written by Jennifer Coates and published by Eldorado Ink. This book was released on 2009 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to having a snake as a pet that provides information on finding the right type of snake, making a house safe for a pet snake, proper feeding and handling, setting up a terrarium, keeping a snake healthy, and more.

Author : Philippe De Vosjoli
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620080214
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boa Constrictor Manual written by Philippe De Vosjoli and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still the most popular large snake in the pet world, the boa constrictor of South America is a hardy, beautiful snake that is fairly docile and considered safe when handled properly. In The Boa Constrictor Manual, world-renowned herp expert Philippe de Vosjoli has written a concise and useful guide, well illustrated with color photographs, that offers all of the information a boa keeper needs to maintain a pet snake safely and in the best of health. This Advanced Vivarium Systems title includes information about selecting and purchasing a healthy boa constrictor, proper housing and maintenance needs, feeding, and safe handling. Dr. Roger Klingenberg, a herp veterinary specialist, has written a special health chapter on diseases and disorders, with particular emphasis on the dreaded boa AIDS (inclusion body disease or IBD) as well as parasitism, respiratory disease, and more. The chapter concludes with a six-page chart on troubleshooting health concerns, which all boa constrictor keepers will find useful for general upkeep and recognizing and dealing with serious issues. Beyond the husbandry and health of boa constrictors, this book offers an excellent chapter by Jeff Ronne on breeding Colombia boa constrictors, beginning with the size and health of breeding and animals and the female's cycling to the birth and care of newborns. Resources and index included.

Author : Stephen J. Divers
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 141606477X
Total Pages : 1264 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reptile Medicine and Surgery - E-Book written by Stephen J. Divers and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2005-12-13 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding clinical reference provides valuable insights into solving clinical dilemmas, formulating diagnoses, developing therapeutic plans, and verifying drug dosages for both reptiles and amphibians. The information is outlined in an easy-to-use format for quick access that is essential for emergency and clinical situations. Discusses veterinary medicine and surgery for both reptiles and amphibians Features complete biology of snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians Provides step-by-step guidelines for performing special techniques and procedures such as anesthesia, clinical pathology, diagnostic imaging, euthanasia and necropsy, fracture management, soft tissue surgery, and therapeutics Covers specific diseases and conditions such as anorexia, aural abscesses, and digit abnormalities in a separate alphabetically organized section 53 expert authors contribute crucial information to the study of reptiles and offer their unique perspectives on particular areas of study The expansive appendix includes a reptile and amphibian formulary A new full-color format features a wealth of vivid images and features that highlight important concepts and bring key procedures to life 29 new chapters covering diverse topics such as stress in captive reptiles, emergency and critical care, ultrasound, endoscopy, and working with venomous species Many new expert contributors that share valuable knowledge and insights from their experiences in practicing reptile medicine and surgery Unique coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques, including CT and MRI

Author : Stephen J. Divers
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323482481
Total Pages : 1793 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery written by Stephen J. Divers and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 1793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as "the bible" of herpetological medicine and surgery, Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Edition edited by Stephen Divers and Scott Stahl provides a complete veterinary reference for reptiles and amphibians, including specific sections on practice management and development; taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, behavior, stress and welfare; captive husbandry and management including nutrition, heating and lighting; infectious diseases and laboratory sciences; clinical techniques and procedures; sedation, anesthesia and analgesia; diagnostic imaging; endoscopy; medicine; surgery; therapy; differential diagnoses by clinical signs; specific disease/condition summaries; population health and public health; and legal topics. Well-organized and concise, this new edition covers just about everything related to reptiles and amphibians by utilizing an international array of contributing authors that were selected based on their recognized specialization and expertise, bringing a truly global perspective to this essential text!

Author : Rebecca Stefoff
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780761404125
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snake written by Rebecca Stefoff and published by Cavendish Square Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the physical characteristics and behavior of snakes and describes six different kinds.

Author : Sharon Bolton
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312381875
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Awakening written by Sharon Bolton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A strange increase in snake activity in a small English village is either Nature's interference or something far more sinister, in this chilling mystery from the author of "Sacrifice."