A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of Australia
3rd Edition
Published on 25. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-913679-97-2 (ISBN)
Description
A Naturalist's Guide to the
Snakes of Australia is an
easy-to-use identification guide to all of Australia's 240 snake species and
subspecies. This fully updated 3rd edition includes a new species,
around 70 new photographs and a completely revised checklist of all of
Australia's snakes.
The
high quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are
accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size,
distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers the
geography and climate of Australia, types of habitat, and details of orders and
families. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the snakes of Australia
encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, and its global
IUCN status as at 2024.
Snakes of Australia is an
easy-to-use identification guide to all of Australia's 240 snake species and
subspecies. This fully updated 3rd edition includes a new species,
around 70 new photographs and a completely revised checklist of all of
Australia's snakes.
The
high quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are
accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size,
distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers the
geography and climate of Australia, types of habitat, and details of orders and
families. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the snakes of Australia
encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, and its global
IUCN status as at 2024.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
300 colour photographs; map
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
316 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913679-97-2 (9781913679972)
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Persons
Scott
Eipper is
a herpetological consultant, author and wildlife photographer who works with
his wife, Tie in their business Nature 4 You. As part of his role, Scott
conducts wildlife surveys, snake management training, emergency removals and
educational displays. He has written 13 books, numerous papers and articles on
Australian herpetofauna.
Tie
Eipper is
a wildlife consultant and photographer who works with her husband in their
business Nature 4 You. With over 20 years' experience working with snakes and
other reptiles across Australia, Tie is the collection manager of Nature 4 You.
She has written seven books, numerous papers and articles on Australian
herpetofauna.
Eipper is
a herpetological consultant, author and wildlife photographer who works with
his wife, Tie in their business Nature 4 You. As part of his role, Scott
conducts wildlife surveys, snake management training, emergency removals and
educational displays. He has written 13 books, numerous papers and articles on
Australian herpetofauna.
Tie
Eipper is
a wildlife consultant and photographer who works with her husband in their
business Nature 4 You. With over 20 years' experience working with snakes and
other reptiles across Australia, Tie is the collection manager of Nature 4 You.
She has written seven books, numerous papers and articles on Australian
herpetofauna.