Snakes Of India: The Field Guide 01 Edition (English, Hardcover, Ashok Captain, Romulus Whitaker)
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Highlights
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: DRACO BOOKS
- ISBN: 9788190187329, 8190187325
- Edition: 01, 2008
- Pages: 385
Description
This is the definitive color field guide to Indian snakes aimed at both amateurs and specialists. It concisely describes more than 150 species of snakes, both venomous and nonvenomous. Many of the species covered are also found in Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Snake identification is made easy through stunning photographs and includes many of the color variations found in Indian snakes. Each species account includes description, scalation, natural history, a distribution map and look-alikes. Other sections include snakebite, snake people in India, laws protecting snakes and a complete, up to date checklist.
Ashok Captain is an ophidian taxonomist and photographer who is either in the hill forests of India's remote northeast or the specimen rooms at the Bombay Natural History Society. He is particularly fond of the monsoons, umbrellas and leeches.
Each book you buy contributes to the printing of “Snakes of India” in 15 Indian languages.
If you have new information on Indian snake distribution, behavior, snakebite or good photograph of species not covered in this book, write to us.
Table of Contents
What this book is about
Introduction to snakes in general
Snakebite and antivenom
Snake People
Snake Laws in India
Checklist of the snakes of India
Introduction to snakes covered in this book
Species descriptions
Index to scientific names
Snake identification is made easy through stunning photographs and includes many of the color variations found in Indian snakes. Each species account includes description, scalation, natural history, a distribution map and look-alikes. Other sections include snakebite, snake people in India, laws protecting snakes and a complete, up to date checklist.
Ashok Captain is an ophidian taxonomist and photographer who is either in the hill forests of India's remote northeast or the specimen rooms at the Bombay Natural History Society. He is particularly fond of the monsoons, umbrellas and leeches.
Each book you buy contributes to the printing of “Snakes of India” in 15 Indian languages.
If you have new information on Indian snake distribution, behavior, snakebite or good photograph of species not covered in this book, write to us.
Table of Contents
What this book is about
Introduction to snakes in general
Snakebite and antivenom
Snake People
Snake Laws in India
Checklist of the snakes of India
Introduction to snakes covered in this book
Species descriptions
- Worm Snakes
- Shieldtail Snakes
- Sunbeam Snakes
- Pythons
- Boas
- Snail-eaters
- File Snakers
- Trinket Snakes
- Rat Snakes
- Racers
- Royal Snakes
- Stripe-necked Snakes
- Awl-headed Snakes
- Indian Smooth Snake
- Kukri Snakes
- Bronzeback Tree Snakes
- Flying Snakes
- Wolf Snakes
- Bridal Snakes
- Black-headed Snakes
- Keelbacks and False Cobras
- Oriental Slender Snakes
- Forest Snakes
- Iridescent Snakes
- Narrow-headed Snakes
- Cat Snakes
- Sand Snakes
- Mock Vipers
- Vine Snakes
- Smooth-scaled Water Snakes
- Brachkish Water Snakes
- Kraits
- Coral Snakes
- Cobras
- King Cobra
- See Snakes
- Vipers
- Pit Vipers
Index to scientific names
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Best field guide for Indian snakes
Most comprehensive field guide for Indian snakes! Easy to understand for pros and amateurs, and of course loved the brilliant photographs. I have been using it for several years now and have not had to refer anything else. 157 species covers most species that you can come across, I'm sure more will be covered in the new edition. Must have for folks interested in Indian ophiology!
READ MORESoham Mukherjee
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Very good Book
This book very good book for identifying indian snakes . Each snakes are described well. Color photos are as I expected , so real , looks like they are just in front of me . Related infos are good to read . But I think one vital thing is missing and that is local names of those snakes . If local names were provided , this book could become just awesome and master book in Indian snakes .
READ MORERamesh Kisku
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Best field guide for snakes India
This is the far best field guide on Indian snakes. A complete book with proper description, colourful pictures and geographical location. The best thing i liked about the book is thier pictures which are so detailed. the price u pay for this book is worth it and is recommended for anybody who wants to learn or have interest in snakes.
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Dec, 2013
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the best field guide
If you are an amateur,this is the book you are looking for. If you are a professional,you probably have it already along with J.C Daniel and Malcolm Smith. This is a complete field guide on all indian snakes with very good colour photographs of each species. It bases itself on Malcolm Smith,like all other books should and expands on it with updated information. Distribution map printed on the same page and book layout very orderly moving from non venemous to highly venemous species. The perfe...
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Worth Book for Indian Snakes...
I thank FlipKart for offering a good deal of such a nice and informative book on snakes of India. The book is fantastic with full identification key. Over all it gives great knowledge about snake and helpful for field identification but still some species are not introduced in this addition.
READ MORESachinkumar Patil
Certified Buyer, Gadhinglaj
Apr, 2014
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This is the best book
I have used this book. It's like one man army books. Book decorated with all basic snake info, beutiful photos,helpful in identifying snakes comman in india. Must for nature lover
READ MOREMangesh Thakur
Aug, 2011
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more than paper bound less than hard bound
pictures n information in the book are quite impressive and useful....
yes coming to the state of the book I received was little more than paper bound, though it was mentioned out to be hard bound, other than that everything was good
READ MOREyes coming to the state of the book I received was little more than paper bound, though it was mentioned out to be hard bound, other than that everything was good
Dr.Bhagyaraju devarapalli
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Apr, 2014
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Excellent reference for snakes
This books has outstanding illustrations along with a good synopsis of common Indian snakes. It's a treasure chest for the any snake enthusiast.
READ MORESaikat Mitra
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Jan, 2014
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Snakes Of India The Field Guide (Review)
This is a very interesting book. They have covered almost all the things about snakes. The pictures are good. They have mentioned the technique for scale counting and named the head scales with pictures.
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Dec, 2013
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nice book
Most informative field guide for a nature enthusiast .cover most of the commonly encountered snakes in India. it worth buying.
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Dec, 2013
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