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Florida's Fabulous Reptiles and Amphibians: Snakes, Lizards, Alligators, Frogs, and Turtles

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Got this book for my nephews years ago and they still get it out every week or so to look for critters they have seen outside. It is FILLED with color photos and just the right amount of text for people who don't want to read but love nature. Now that I know there are other Florida's Fabulous books I will be getting them all.

Provides great color photos of Florida reptiles (including snakes, alligators and crocodiles) and amphibians. The book is intended for those with an interest in nature, not for experts. While it is easy to read, there are interesting facts about various species that will surprise most readers. However, this book is not intended as a guide for species identification. The book contains information on conservation and the importance of reptiles/amphibians in our environment. Good information on the venomous snakes of Florida. Readers of many ages and backgrounds will enjoy the information & photos in this book. A good investment.

If it's slithering, clawing or hopping around your Florida yard you'll find it in this book. The photographs are very well detailed for easy identification. I also recommend Florida's Fabulous Insects for other creepy crawlies.

As one who handles these animals and teaches about them to a variety of ages and in many situations, this book has become my reference for identification, natural history, and sheer entertainment. I have given copies to 4 snakebite victims in an attempt to prevent unreasonable fear by increasing knowledge. Some of the pics are graphically realistic, increasing its utility. I've been told by biologists that the editors of this series ("Florida's Fabulous ...") have made photographic realism their primary focus.... In this case they've succeeded.

My kids and I went on a kick of reading reptile books at a difficulty level similar to this one. After a week of going through various titles, I was surprised to learn more about alligators from the short section in this book than I had learned from all the previous stuff we had read together! Ditto for cottonmouths, and other reptiles.

The photographs are superb, and there are enough pictures of each species to give a true feel for what it looks like instead of a single profile view of each.

we LIVE in central florida and my nature loving kids are constantly bringing home wildlife. the vivid accurate photos in this book allow them to ID their living treasures with confidence. (then they get additional info from the internet). the book is also full of useful info, and conservation topics.

I adore this FABULOUS series of very informative books on Florida's natural world and Florida's Fabulous Reptiles and Amphibians is one of my favorites. I hope to collect them all eventually but for the time being I am immensely enjoying my Reptiles, Butterflies, Insects, Land Birds and Waterbirds.

Florida's Fabulous Reptiles and Amphibians is listed on Amazon's product page as a children's book but adults should not be put off by that description because these books are for adults and older children alike.

I love Florida's Fabulous Reptiles and Amphibians for the lizards alone! I'm very fond of these wonderful creatures that grace my property in such great numbers and varieties, especially the Anoles. I'm so glad for the extensive education about them that this book provides me as well as for the hours of entertainment.

These books are absolutely beautiful! The pages are high quality glossy and while the books themselves are too large to be practical as field guides, they do provide everything, and I do mean everything, one could possibly wish to know about each subject. Every page is loaded with stunning full color photographs as well as many interesting side notes and curious tidbits of information. One can spend many hours exploring the contents of these truly fabulous books.

Florida's Fabulous Reptiles and Amphibians includes alligator, crocodile, poisonous snakes, non-poisonous snakes, frogs and toads, salamanders, lizards, fresh water turtles, land turtles and sea turtles. Every Floridian can appreciate this marvelous guide to our favorite reptiles!

I highly recommend this and the entire Fabulous Florida nature series.

I would like to say that I am extremely happy with this book. The pictures are huge and are printed on extremely high quality glossy paper. I would recommend this book to everyone that lives in Florida or is considering moving here.

This book was given to me when I relocated to Florida, and I have thanked my benefactor many times over. Living in Florida means living with and respecting the wild critters, who are part of the beauty of this wonderful state. The colorful photos make it easy to identify the animals who slither through my new world and give me valuable information about which ones I should admire from afar.

I ordered this book after taking my grandson to a wildlife park in Florida. He was fascinated by the displays especially the snake exhibit so I purchased the book so he could learn more about what he saw. He thoroughly enjoyed the book, not to mention the trip to Florida!