American Snakes - Couverture rigide

Graham, Sean P.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1421423596 ISBN 13 : 9781421423593

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018

Synopsis

The captivating and beautifully illustrated true story of snakes in America.

125 million years ago on the floodplains of North America, a burrowing lizard started down the long evolutionary path of shedding its limbs. The 60-plus species of snakes found in Sean P. Graham's American Snakes have this ancestral journey to thank for their ubiquity, diversity, and beauty. Although many people fear them, snakes are as much a part of America's rich natural heritage as redwoods, bald eagles, and grizzly bears. Found from the vast Okefenokee Swamp to high alpine meadows, from hardwood canopies to the burning bottom of the Grand Canyon, these ultimate vertebrates are ecologically pivotal predators and quintessential survivors.

In this revelatory and engaging meditation on American snakes, Graham, a respected herpetologist and gifted writer,

- explains the everyday lives of American snakes, from their daily routines and seasonal cycles to their love lives, hunting tactics, and defensive repertoires
- debunks harmful myths about snakes and explores their relationship with humans
- highlights the contribution of snakes to the American wilderness
- tells tales of "snake people"--important snake biologists with inspiring careers

Neither a typical field guide nor an exhaustive reference, American Snakes is instead a fascinating study of the suborder Serpentes. Brimming with intriguing and unusual stories--of hognose snakes that roll over and play dead, blindsnakes with tiny vestigial lungs, rainbow-hued dipsadines, and wave-surfing sea-snakes--the text is interspersed with scores of gorgeous full-color images of snakes, from the scary to the sublime. This proud celebration of a diverse American wildlife group will make every reader, no matter how skeptical, into a genuine snake lover.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sean P. Graham is an assistant professor of biology at Sul Ross State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1421423596
• ISBN 13: 9781421423593
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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