The Book of Snakes: A life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world

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Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. He has participated as a herpetologist on numerous tropical expeditions for the Royal Geographical Society, Oxford University, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide, Operation Raleigh, Raleigh Executive, and Discovery Expeditions. Between 1999 and 2003 Mark presented four seasons of the internationally acclaimed O’Shea’s Big Adventure for Animal Planet, co-produced with the UK’s Channel 4 as O’Shea’s Dangerous Reptiles. Mark O'Shea is a herpetologist, television broadcaster, zoologist, author, photographer, lecturer and public speaker, and was the Consultant Curator of Reptiles at West Midland Safari Park in the UK for 33 years. Flicking through the book reveals the amazing diversity of snakes-tiny acid-green Vinesnakes, vibrantly striped Rainbow Snakes and the ghost-like Japanese Aodaisho.

Zuidema 2002), parasites and diseases (Burridge 2011; Chang and Jacobson 2010; Cooper 2000;Dietz et al. Now in a new edition, reflecting the most recent species classifications, The Book of Snakes presents 600 species of snakes from around the world, covering roughly one in seven of all snake species. Das Magazin gilt allgemein als unverzichtbare Lektüre für alle Personen, die sich aktiv für das Landmanagement in Großbritannien einsetzen.The detailed images allow readers to examine the intricate scale patterns and rainbow of colours as well as special features like a cobra's hood or a rattlesnake's rattle. By far, in Indonesia the identification of amphibian and reptile species in rivers using the e-DNA method has shown less accurate results.

It will bring greater understanding of a group of reptiles that have existed for more than 160 million years and that now inhabit every continent except Antarctica, as well as two of the great oceans. The results in 2021 found 12 species of amphibians but all of these species did not naturally distribute in Yogyakarta and even in Indonesia. Mark O’Shea is an herpetologist, television broadcaster, zoologist, author, photographer, lecturer and public speaker, and the Consultant Curator of Reptiles at West Midland Safari Park in the UK. Bei Schlangen ist die Fortbewegung mit den Arten von Oberflächen verbunden, auf denen sie sich bewegen (Jayne 2020). O’Shea has hosted television documentaries focused on reptiles for the Discovery Channel, the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, including four seasons as host of the Animal Planet/Discovery Channel show O’Shea’s Big Adventure.

Finally, I very much hope that this book increases understanding and appreciation of these wonderful creatures. Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica and have evolved to occupy a vast range of habitats, from mountains to oceans and deserts to rain forests. d.), Coborn (1991Coborn ( , 1994, Diesel (1992), Mehrtens (1987), Miersma (2010), National Environment and Planning Agency (2007), Newman et al. O'Shea has hosted television documentaries focused on reptiles for the Discovery Channel, the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, including four seasons as host of the Animal Planet/Discovery Channel show O'Shea's Big Adventure. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while others happily keep them as pets.