Pp. 254, 17 color photos. Publisher's original tan cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. Details snake-hunting (for black mambas, spitting cobras, deadly puff adders, and giant pythons) in East Africa by the author who grew up in Kenya. This is the first American edition. No ownership marks.

Sun, sand, and snakes

Spawls, Stephen

Collins, Harvill Press

This book breaks new ground: it is the first complete listing and guide to all the known reptiles of the five East African countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi.) Written by expert East African herpetologists, it incorporates virtually all known information on the East African reptile fauna. Nearly 500 high-quality color photographs illustrate most of the species involved, many of which have never been illustrated in color before. Keys and introductory essays are included for all orders, families, genera, and species, giving clear introductions for every group. There is an individual account for each species, describing its appearance, habits, and habitat, accompanied by a map showing its known distribution within East Africa and notes indicating its Africa-wide distribution as well. Hence this book will be useful not only in East Africa, but in the surrounding countries as well, for which no reptile guides exist. In addition, the descriptions of dangerous snakes include a section on their venom. A comprehensive appendix discusses aspects of snakebite risk and treatment in East Africa and the do's and don'ts of first aid. 
 Key Features:
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 <li>Illustrates nearly all of the c. 420 species found in East Africa</li>
 <li>Contains keys and full descriptions to aid identification</li>
 <li>Contains a distribution map for every species</li>
 <li>Provides information on snakebite and effective first aid</li>
 
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Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa: All the Reptiles of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

History

Howell, Kim

Drewes, Robert C.

Ashe, James

Africa

Princeton University Press

Sun, Sand and Snakes

William Morrow

This lightweight and portable guide covers the 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across the five countries of East Africa--Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Encompassing a wealth of landscapes rare in tropical Africa, from deserts to rain forests to snow-capped mountains, this vast region is home to such famous national parks and game reserves as the Serengeti and the Selous in Tanzania and the Tsavo and the Maro in Kenya. Here you will find a corresponding wealth of secretive yet often unwittingly conspicuous tortoises, lizards, crocodiles, snakes, and frogs. Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa offers concise and accessible, identification-oriented text, color photographs, and color distribution maps for each species.
 Distilled and adapted in part from the highly acclaimed A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa by the same authors, this new guide is pocket-size, easy to use, and affordably priced. Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa is an indispensable resource for any ecotourist, anyone on safari, and even the casual visitor to the region, all of whom will see many of these species without even hunting for them.

Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa (Princeton Pocket Guides)

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

The definitive reference guide to all of Africa's venomous and dangerous snakes Africa is home to several hundred snake species, including some of the world's most dangerous. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa is an indispensable guide to all 137 of these perilous species, both venomous and nonvenomous, and also looks at another 70 species that can be easily mistaken for them. All species accounts include details on identification, habitat, distribution, behavior, and venom, along with information on how to treat bites, a selection of photographs, and an accurate range map. Introductory sections discuss the major snake groups, their venom characteristics, how to avoid snake bites, and first-aid advice. Comprehensive and definitive, this is an essential guide for snake lovers and herpetologists, and a useful tool for naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, and medical personnel throughout Africa. <ul> <li>Features all 137 species of dangerous snakes found in Africa</li> <li>Looks at venomous and nonvenomous varieties, including pythons and constrictors</li> <li>Includes details on identification, habitat, distribution, and behavior</li> <li>Introduces major snake groups, their venom characteristics, how to avoid snake bites, and first-aid advice</li> </ul>

The Dangerous Snakes of Africa

Branch, Bill

Reference

Pocket Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa (Pocket Guide)

Helm

An illustrated guide to the dangerous snakes of Africa which combines herpetological, toxological and related information. As well as providing as much detailed description, identification and distribution as possible, it contains information on snakebite. For naturalists in the field, the traveller and the tourist, it provides an illustrated species by species guide - with descriptive text, distribution maps and photographs

Dangerous Snakes of Africa: Natural History - Species Directory - Venoms and Snakebite

Ralph Curtis Pub

This handbook is the first complete guide to the herpetofauna of northeast Africa, covering seven countries – Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.\nThe seven countries of north-east Africa – Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia – share a remarkably diverse landscape, and the region is home to a vast array of herpetofauna, from the Variable Green Toad to the Congo Hinged Terrapin, the Nubian Pigmy Gecko and the Pasteur's Desert Racer.\nThis handbook is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference to all 114 species of amphibian and 458 species of reptile known from the region, including caecilians, frogs, turtles and tortoises, lizards, crocodiles and snakes. Featuring more than 950 photos, Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa includes information on identification, habitat and distribution, behaviour, and best locations to see species, as well as up-to-date species maps. Supporting chapters cover the region's habitats, conservation, and safety when observing and handling amphibians and reptiles.\nThis is an essential resource for anyone interested in the unique and extraordinarily diverse herpetofauna of north-east Africa.

Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa

Mohammad, Abubakr

Mazuch, Tomáš

Bloomsbury Wildlife

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