Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes
3rd Edition
Published on 27. January 2006
352 pages
978-1-4616-3564-2 (ISBN)
Description
The State of Texas not only boasts the largest snakes in North America, but also the largest number of species?105. This guide describes in detail each and every one of them, from the benign Texas long-nosed snake, to the venomous Western Cottonmouth. Facts on the biology and behavior are given, plus the latest findings on abundance, reproduction, prey, sizes, and habitat. In addition, introductory chapters describe the physiology and diet of snakes, and an all-important section on "Venom and Evenomation" debunks the many myths surrounding what to do when bit by a venomous snake. 128 color plates of species and subspecies aid in identification.
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3rd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
United States
File size
23,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4616-3564-2 (9781461635642)
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Alan Tennant
Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes
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03/2006
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Taylor Trade Publishing
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Alan Tennant is an award winning writer, wildlife lecturer, wilderness guide, and herpetologist. He is the author of many books and articles including two volumes on the snakes of North America. Tennant's Field Guide to Snakes of Florida is a National Outdoor Book Award winner.
Content
- Texas Snakes
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Snakes and the Law
- Introduction
- The Evolution of Snakes
- Texas Snake Habitats
- Snake Venom Poisoning
- Treatment and Toxicology
- Antivenins
- Venom Potency
- Scalation
- Identification Key
- Typhlopidae
- Blind Snakes
- A Brahminy Blind Snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus
- 1 Plains Blind Snake, Leptotyphlops dulcis dulcis
- 2 New Mexico Blind Snake, Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus
- 3 Trans-Pecos Blind Snake, Leptotyphlops humilis segregus
- Colubridae
- Small Burrowing Snakes
- 4 Flat-headed Snake, Tantilla gracilis
- 5 Plains Black-headed Snake, Tantilla nigriceps
- 6 Southwestern Black-headed Snake, Tantilla hobartsmithi
- 7 Mexican Black-headed Snake, Tantilla atriceps
- 8 Black-hooded Snake, Tantilla rubra cucullata
- 9 Texas Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi texana
- 10 Marsh Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi limnetes
- 11 Florida Red-bellied Snake, Storeria occipitomaculata obscura
- 12 Rough Earth Snake, Virginia striatula
- 13 Western Earth Snake, Virginia valeriae elegans
- 14 Mississippi Ring-necked Snake, Diadophis punctatus stictogenys
- 15 Prairie Ring-necked Snake, Diadophis punctatus arnyi
- 16 Regal Ring-necked Snake, Diadophis punctatus regalis
- 17 Ground Snake, Sonora semiannulata
- 18 Western Worm Snake, Carphophis amoenus vermis
- Lined, Garter, and Ribbon Snakes
- 19 Lined Snake, Tropidoclonion lineatum
- 20 Eastern Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
- 21 Texas Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis annectens
- 22 Checkered Garter Snake, Thamnophis marcianus marcianus
- 23 Western Plains Garter Snake, Thamnophis radix haydenii
- 24 Eastern Black-necked Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus
- 25 Western Black-necked Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
- 26 Western Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus proximus
- 27 Red-striped Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus
- 28 Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus orarius
- 29 Arid Land Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus diabolicus
- Aquatic Snakes
- 30 Diamond-backed Water Snake, Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer
- 31 Yellow-bellied Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster
- 32 Blotched Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster transversa
- 33 Broad-banded Water Snake, Nerodia fasciata confluens
- 34 Florida Water Snake, Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
- 35 Gulf Salt Marsh Snake, Nerodia clarkii clarkii
- 36 Mississippi Green Water Snake, Nerodia cyclopion
- 37 Brazos Water Snake, Nerodia harteri harteri
- 38 Concho Water Snake, Nerodia harteri paucimaculata
- 39 Graham's Crayfish Snake, Regina grahamii
- 40 Gulf Crayfish Snake, Regina rigida sinicola
- 41 Western Mud Snake, Farancia abacura reinwardtii
- Patch-nosed Snakes
- 42 Texas Patch-nosed Snake, Salvadora grahamiae lineata
- 43 Mountain Patch-nosed Snake, Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae
- 44 Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake, Salvadora deserticola
- Green Snakes
- 45 Rough Green Snake, Opheodrys aestivus
- 46 Smooth Green Snake, Liochlorophis vernalis
- Whipsnakes, Racers, and Indigo Snakes
- 47 Eastern Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum flagellum
- 48 Western Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum testaceus
- 49 Central Texas Whipsnake, Masticophis taeniatus girardi
- 50 Desert Striped Whipsnake, Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
- 51 Schott's Whipsnake, Masticophis schotti
- 52 Ruthven's Whipsnake, Masticophis ruthveni
- 53 Southern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor priapus
- 54 Buttermilk Racer, Coluber constrictor anthicus
- 55 Tan Racer, Coluber constrictor etheridgei
- 56 Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventris
- 57 Mexican Racer, Coluber constrictor oaxaca
- 58 Central American Speckled Racer, Drymobius margaritiferus margaritiferus
- 59 Texas Indigo Snake, Drymarchon corais erebennus
- Brown-Blotched Terrestrial Snakes
- 60 Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, Heterodon platirhinos
- 61 Dusty Hog-nosed Snake, Heterodon nasicus gloydi
- 62 Plains Hog-nosed Snake, Heterodon nasicus nasicus
- 63 Mexican Hog-nosed Snake, Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi
- 64 Western Hook-nosed Snake, Gyalopion canum
- 65 Mexican Hook-nosed Snake, Ficimia streckeri
- 66 Louisiana Pine Snake, Pituophis ruthveni
- 67 Bullsnake, Pituophis catenifer sayi
- 68 Sonoran Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer affinis
- Glossy Snakes
- 69 Texas Glossy Snake, Arizona elegans arenicola
- 70 Kansas Glossy Snake, Arizona elegans elegans
- 71 Painted Desert Glossy Snake, Arizona elegans philipi
- Rat Snakes
- 72 Texas Rat Snake, Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii
- 73 Baird's Rat Snake, Elaphe bairdi
- 74 Great Plains Rat Snake, Elaphe guttata emoryi
- 75 Trans-Pecos Rat Snake, Bogertophis subocularis
- Large Kingsnakes
- 76 Prairie Kingsnake, Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster
- 77 Speckled Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
- 78 Desert Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula splendida
- Red- and Black-Banded Milk and Kingsnakes
- 79 Louisiana Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum amaura
- 80 Mexican Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum annulata
- 81 New Mexico Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops
- 82 Central Plains Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis
- 83 Gray-banded Kingsnake, Lampropeltis alterna
- 84 Northern Scarlet Snake, Cemophora coccinea copei
- 85 Texas Scarlet Snake, Cemophora coccinea lineri
- 86 Texas Long-nosed Snake, Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus
- Mildly Venomous Rear-fanged Snakes
- 87 Texas Night Snake, Hypsiglena torquata jani
- 88 Black-striped Snake, Coniophanes imperialis imperialis
- 89 Northern Cat-eyed Snake, Leptodeira septentrionalis septentrionalis
- 90 Texas Lyre Snake, Trimorphodon biscutatus vilkinsonii
- Elapidae
- Coral Snakes
- 91 Texas Coral Snake, Micrurus fulvius tener
- Viperidae
- Moccasins
- 92 Southern Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
- 93 Broad-banded Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
- 94 Trans-Pecos Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster
- 95 Western Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
- Rattlesnakes
- 96 Western Pigmy Rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
- 97 Western Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus
- 98 Desert Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii
- 99 Canebrake Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
- 100 Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox
- 101 Northern Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Crotalus molossus molossus
- 102 Prairie Rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis viridis
- 103 Mojave Rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
- 104 Mottled Rock Rattlesnake, Crotalus Lepidus lepidus
- 105 Banded Rock Rattlesnake, Crotalus Lepidus klauberi
- Glossary
