Quick & Easy Garter & Ribbon Snake Care [Paperback]

Phillip Purser (Author), Philip Purser (Author)

Book Description

Series: Quick & Easy | Publication Date: September 2005

Everything you need to know about garter and ribbon snakes, from creating a terrarium to feeding an appropriate diet to breeding, is covered in this concise reference.

The Quick & Easy series features educational, value-priced books. All pet owners will benefit from reading the wide variety of titles in this series, each offering an abundance of advice in a delightfully concise format.

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About the Author

PHILLIP PURSER is an avid herp and fish hobbyist, having authored many articles and books on these and other topics. He lives in Temple, Georgia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079381023X
• ISBN-13: 978-0793810239
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,329,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A solid text, and a lot of value for the price, August 29, 2006

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This review is from: Quick & Easy Garter & Ribbon Snake Care (Paperback)

It's hard to find a book that gives solid information on these popular serpents. As pets, the garter and ribbon snakes are very common in Europe, a little less-so here in America, but they are still widely kept. The only other texts I know of that deal with these snakes are either outdated or terribly off-target (i.e., they spend more time discussing broad snake-related matters and less time dealing with ribbon & garter snake specifics). Dick Bartlett writes a good book on these snakes, but Philip Purser's is far superior, in my opinion. I've kept these snakes (various species) off and on through the years, and this book answers so many of the questions/issues that arose during my snake-keeping exploits. I wish it existed years ago. Definitely a soild investment for anyone interested in knowing more about these demure little serpents and their care in captivity.