The Adder
Published in June 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-0-85263-879-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a concise account of adder natural history and ecology, giving details of the sort of places likely to be inhabited by adders and describing precisely how, where and when to look for them.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
colour and b&w illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85263-879-8 (9780852638798)
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Person
Peter Stafford first became interested in natural history while at high school and was further inspired when at the age of fourteen he won a safari trip to the national game parks of Zambia. He currently works at the British Museum of Natural History in London, conducting research into pollen grains.
Content
Introduction Identifiation, behaviour and ecology; Watching Adders; Adders in folklore; Effects and treatment of adder-bit; Places to visit; Further reading