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An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment, and relationship to human beings of the various species of rattlesnakes.

Describes what cottonmouths, or water moccasins, look like, what they eat, where they can be found, how they defend themselves, the danger from their bites, and the outlook for their future.

Describes physical characteristics, habitat, food habits, and defense mechanisms of this reptile whose bite can kill a human and even an elephant.

Followed by an assassin and her poisonous snakes, ten-year-old twins Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin try to get from their Ohio home to the FBI training facility in Quantico, Virginia, to get help in freeing human hostages from the onts.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment and relationship to human beings of the various species of mambas.

Which is more deadly--a black mamba or a death adder? Find out inside! Twenty fact-filled profiles of deadly snakes from five continents also includes color photos and power rankings. Flip to random pages with your friends and then battle it out in a chosen ranking.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the poisonous snakes known as water mocassins or cottonmouths.

In 1957 at the Field Museum in Chicago, Dr. Karl Schmidt, a famous herpetologist, was examining a small green-and-black boomslang snake. In less than a second, the snake sank its small, rear-facing fangs into Karl's thumb. At the time, Karl and other scientists didn't believe the boomslang's venom was deadly. Karl would soon learn otherwise . . . Learn all about venomous snakes in this engrossing new narrative nonfiction book for young readers. It's...