Bibliograph

Snakes, Rachel Firth and Jonathan Sheikh-Miller ; illustrated by John Woodcock

Type

Label

Snakes, Rachel Firth and Jonathan Sheikh-Miller ; illustrated by John Woodcock

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Snakes

Oclc number

499050876

Responsibility statement

Rachel Firth and Jonathan Sheikh-Miller ; illustrated by John Woodcock

Series statement

Usborne discovery, Internet-linked

Summary

Describes and illustrates different kinds of snakes from all over the world and provides Internet sites for further research

Table Of Contents

What is a snake? -- Snake shapes and skeletons -- Skin and scales -- Slithering snakes -- Snake senses -- Teeth, fangs and jaws -- Hunting for food -- Deadly biters -- Suffocating snakes -- Camouflage and warnings -- Staying alive -- Getting together -- Baby snakes -- Giant snakes -- Boas and pythons -- Countless colubrids -- Cobras -- Sea snakes -- Mambas -- More elapids -- Vipers and adders -- Pit vipers -- Rattlers -- Underground snakes -- Snakebite -- Snakes at stake -- Rituals and legends -- Snake facts

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor

Creator