Culotta, Wendy A. and Pickwell, George V.

The Venomous Sea Snakes: A Comprehensive Bibliography

Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing, 1993. First edition. Pp. 504. Color pictorial laminated boards, lettered in green and black on the spine and front cover, color pictorial endpapers (hardcover), lg 8vo. A collection of approximately 2800 references, this book contains a comprehensive listing of the world's literature on sea snakes from the time of the early Greeks through to 1990. Topics covered include venom; folklore; natural history; food; behavior; and uses by man (from the rear cover blurb). No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Catalogue: Herpetology - Sea Snakes

Dunson, William A. (editor)

The Biology of Sea Snakes

Baltimore: University Park Press, 1975. First edition. Pp. x, 530, 197 monochromatic text figures. Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, pale green pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. This is the classic comprehensive study on sea snakes includes detailed topics on adaptations and geographic distribution of sea snakes; serological relationships of sea snakes and their evolutionary implication; natural history of Australian species; Pelamis; ecological relationships; diving physiology; salt and water balance in sea snakes; venomous nature of sea snakes; sea snake antivenin and experimental envenomation therapy and relationships to man (from the publisher's blurb). No ownership marks. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Catalogue: Herpetology - Sea Snakes

Heatwole, Harold

Sea Snakes

Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing, 1999. Second edition. Pp. vi, 148; 29 color photos, numerous text-figures (line-drawings) and some black-and-white photos. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, sm 4to. The sea is a habitat alien to most reptiles, and the adaptation of sea snakes to a marine existence is a fascinating chapter in biology. Sea Snakes describes the varieties and distributions of sea snakes, how they go about their daily lives underwater, what they eat and what eats them and how they reproduce and grow. It also discusses how sea snakes cope with excess salt and scarcity of fresh water, and how they adjust to diving at depth and enduring long periods without breathing. The nature of their venom and how it functions in subduing large, active prey is also explained. Sea snakes also interact with humans both in beneficial and in harmful ways. The author explains these and discusses how we can best share the world with these beautiful and marvelous creatures (from the rear wrapper blurb). No ownership marks. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 8978

Catalogue: Herpetology - Sea Snakes

Mao, Shou-Hsian and Chen, Been-Yuan

Sea Snakes of Taiwan: A Natural History of Sea Snakes

Taipei, Taiwan: National Science Council, 1980. First edition. Pp. 64, 37 text-figures (full page color plates and black-and-white line-drawings). Publisher's original dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and on the front cover, lg 8vo. National Science Council Special Publication no 4. There are abundant sea-snakes in the ocean surrounding Taiwan; most of these are venomous sea-snakes. This volume documents all species. The work is divided into two parts. The first part provides a general account of sea snakes while the second part provides keys, line-drawings and color photos of Taiwan sea snakes. The text is in English with a summary in Chinese at the end. From the research collection of herpetologist K. P. Schmidt with his name stamp on the front endpaper. Also inscribed to KPS from H. Voris, dated 1981. Voris was a herpetologist in the Chicago Field Museum. Rare work. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8979

Catalogue: Herpetology - Sea Snakes

Mao, Shou-Hsian and Chen, Been-Yuan

Sea Snakes of Taiwan: A Natural History of Sea Snakes

Taipei, Taiwan: National Science Council, 1980. First edition. Pp. 64, 37 text-figures (full page color plates and black-and-white line-drawings). Publisher's original dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and on the front cover, lg 8vo. National Science Council Special Publication no 4. There are abundant sea-snakes in the ocean surrounding Taiwan; most of these are venomous sea-snakes. This volume documents all species. The work is divided into two parts. The first part provides a general account of sea snakes while the second part provides keys, line-drawings and color photos of Taiwan sea snakes. The text is in English with a summary in Chinese at the end. From the research collection of David Kizirian with his small, printed name in the top outer corner of the front endpaper. Rare work. A few tiny bumps to outer the corners, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8980

Catalogue: Herpetology - Sea Snakes