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.
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