Texas Snakes : : A Field Guide / / John E. Werler, James R. Dixon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Dixon, James R.,; Werler, John E.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Levoy, Regina.
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; CHECKLIST OF TEXAS SNAKES --; KEY TO THE SPECIES OF TEXAS SNAKES --; SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES ACCOUNTS --; Family Leptotyphlopidae --; Family Colubridae --; TEXAS POISONOUS SNAKES --; Family Elapidae --; Family Viperidae --; GLOSSARY --; REFERENCES --; INDEX OF COMMON NAMES --; INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780292747838; 9783110745344
• DOI: 10.7560/706750
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John E. Werler, James R. Dixon.

From the legendary, fear-inspiring western diamond-backed rattlesnake to the tiny, harmless plains blind snake, Texas has a greater diversity of snake species than any other state in the country. This fully illustrated field guide to Texas snakes, written by two of the state's most respected herpetologists, gives you the most current and complete information to identify and understand all 110 species and subspecies. Texas Snakes: A Field Guide has all the resources you need to identify snakes in the wild and in your yard: 110 full-color, close-up photos that show every snake, as well as 39 detailed line drawings 110 range maps Up-to-date species accounts that describe each snake's appearance, look-alikes, size, and habitat A checklist of all Texas snakes and a key to the species Reliable information on poisonous snakes and preventing and treating snakebites Concise guides to snake conservation, classification, and identification Drawn from the authors' monumental, definitive Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History, this field guide is your must-have source for identifying any snake you see in Texas.