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02189cam a22003734a 4500 001 8B6D79A22AFE11DE88878907A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20240315010227 008 010130s2001 nyuaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2001029116 020 $a 9781585741786 020 $a 1585741787 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d QBX $d OCLCQ $d BAKER $d CCS $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d KAY $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QL666.O6 $b R44 2001 082 00 $a 597.96 $2 21 100 1 $a Ricciuti, Edward R. 245 1 $a The snake almanac : $b a fully illustrated natural history of snakes worldwide / $c Edward R. Ricciuti. 260 $a New York : $b Lyons Press, $c c2001. 300 $a xvi, 192 p., [16] p. of plates : $b ill. (some col.) ; $c 27 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-185) and index. 505 0 $a Late arrivals -- Legless wonders -- What makes snakes tick -- Increase and multiply: how snakes spread and diversified -- Snake country -- Here there be giants -- The poisoners -- Snakebite around the globe -- Snake sketches -- Snakes in our minds -- The conversation of snakes. 520 $a A well illustrated, general overview of snakes and human perception of snakes written for a popular audience. Chapters speculate on the evolutionary path resulting in these reptiles, explore their physiology and behavior, their means of reproduction and their normal habitat. The book also delves into the myths surrounding snakes and the truths or falsehoods found in them, including speculations on giant snakes longer than ten meters. Additional chapters provide brief overviews of different snake species from around the world, conservation measures concerning snakes, and how to keep snakes in (as pets) or out (as pests) of the home. 650 0 $a Snakes. 941 $a 7 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20201013081921.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418034102.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202025433.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20150409081238.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l BGPE251 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8B6D79A22AFE11DE88878907A8D7520A 994 $a 03 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search