Snakes of North America, Revised Edition: Eastern and Central Regions (Lone Star Field Guide) (Paperback)

by Alan Tennant (Author)

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Product Description
This all-new edition of the popular field guide provides photographs and descriptions of all species and subspecies of snakes of eastern and central North America from Texas to Manitoba, to the eastern seaboard of the continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 614 pages
• Publisher: Lone Star Books; Revised edition (July 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589070038
• ISBN-13: 978-1589070035
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #598,989 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Field information, May 23, 2000

By	Scott M. Quint "Scott Quint" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Field Guide to Snakes of North America: Eastern and Central Regions (Gulf Publishing Field Guide Series) (Paperback)

This book has the most comprehensive and up to date data down to sub-specific detail I've seen in a field guide, or any publication for that matter. This book is informative and easy to read. As a field guide it tries to group the animals by their appearance, which is occasionally annoying, but for a novice trying to identify something it is logical. The collection of pictures is quite complete, however, unusual color morphs of some species are depicted where it would be better to show clearer pictures of typical specimens(especially because it is a field guide).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Guide!, January 4, 2004

By	A. J. CHODAN (Elizabeth, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just bought the 2003 edition of this book, and I must say it is great! The pics are very good! On some of the variable species, there are more than one photo to show you the different forms. The author provides great information on every aspect of the snakes' lives including size, reproduction, prey, habitat, and relative abundance. The book is very easy to read and is a steal at that price for 600 well written pages on North American snakes!- Anthony J. Chodan

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, accessible guide, August 28, 2001

By	Jonathan Crowe (Shawville, QC, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Field Guide to Snakes of North America: Eastern and Central Regions (Gulf Publishing Field Guide Series) (Paperback)

A very good reference and field guide to snakes from Texas to North Dakota eastwards, aimed at enthusiasts and accessible to the average reader. It builds on Tennant's earlier books on Texas and Florida snakes (which were excellent), and in fact the text of the species accounts is often lifted more or less directly from those books. This makes this book less than original, but the detail -- over 600 pages worth -- is very good. Lots of photos, though each are a little small. This book is thicker, more thorough and generally stronger than the companion western volume (Snakes of North America: Western Region). It also has a good bibliography. One quibble, though -- the range maps often do not extend into Canada (though the Canadian ranges of the relevant snakes are discussed in the text), which reduces the usefulness of this book for Canadian readers. Recommended.