Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, Second edition (2 volume set) (Hardcover)

~ Laurence M. Klauber (Author)

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Review

Combines solid scientific reference material, which is not too technical for the layman to understand, with popular natural history, folklore about rattlesnakes and about their bites, and rattlesnake stories from credible and incredible sources. A wonderfully interesting book. -- Tucson Star --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

This virtual encyclopedia of the rattlesnake became a natural history sensation when it was first published in 1956. The republication of the Second Edition, with a new foreword by Harry W. Greene, will give amateur and professional herpetologists alike reason to rejoice. Volume 1 covers taxonomy, physiology, and behavior; Volume 2 concentrates on the rattlesnake's interactions with other organisms, including humans. Klauber's detailed and thorough study is still one of the most complete rattlesnake references ever published.Greene's Foreword discusses the initial impact and continuing value of Klauber's work and recounts some of the advances in knowledge of rattlesnake biology during the past 25 years. Also included is an update of rattlesnake taxonomy.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1580 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 2 edition (July 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520210565
• ISBN-13: 978-0520210561
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 4.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,379,628 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly interesting book, July 11, 2002

By	Richard L Gallager (Great Falls, MT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, Abridged edition (Paperback)

I read this book in the mid 90's just for the heck of it, and found it to be wonderful. The style is neither dryly academic nor breathlessly tabloid, but just right. The text answers almost all possible questions about rattlesnake life, legends, myths, and taxonomy that one could think of. It is one of the few books I have read that could be used as either a reference or vacation book.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Klauber rules!, July 19, 2002

By	Kay Fielding "goenkampin" (Scottsdale, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, Abridged edition (Paperback)

Anything and everything you need to know about these great reptiles! Status, morphology, the rattle, bodily functions, behavior, population and ecology, food, reproduction, venom apparatus, envenomation and its effects, treatment and prevention of envenomation, control an utilization, enemies of rattlesnakes, Indians and rattlesnakes, post-Columbian knowledge of rattlesnakes, myths, folklore and tall stories.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on rattlesnakes ever written., August 14, 1999

By A Customer

This is by far the best book on the subject of rattlesnakes ever written. I am so glad they made a second edition. Everything you ever wanted to know about rattlesnakes is in this book.