Stalking the plumed serpent and other adventures in herpetology /
Based on his more than 40 years of field research, Means, an expert on the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, reveals the biological complexity and beauty of animals that he has studied, including the rattlesnake that might have served as the model for the mythical plumed serpent of Mayan art.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sarasota, Fla. :
Pineapple Press,
[2008]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Based on his more than 40 years of field research, Means, an expert on the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, reveals the biological complexity and beauty of animals that he has studied, including the rattlesnake that might have served as the model for the mythical plumed serpent of Mayan art. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 238 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781561644339 (hardback : alk. paper) 1561644331 (hardback : alk. paper) |