This book, first published in 1987 and here reprinted with a new foreword by the authors, has become a classic in the field of herpetology. It fills the need for an up-to-date text in the growing field of snake ecology and evolutionary biology.
This book, first published in 1987 and here reprinted with a new foreword by the authors, has become a classic in the field of herpetology. It fills t...
Destruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused population declines or even extinction of many of the world's approximately 2,600 snake species. Furthermore, misconceptions about snakes have made them among the most persecuted of all animals, despite the fact that less than a quarter of all species are venomous and most species are beneficial because they control rodent pests. It has become increasingly urgent, therefore, to develop viable conservation strategies for snakes and to investigate their importance as monitors of ecosystem health and...
Destruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused population declines or even extinction of many of the world's a...
