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I had a paperback book on pits. The title may have been "Gopher,Pines, Bullsnakes." Like I said I had this book and have misplaced it. If it is out of print can you reccommend a list of readings?

The book you had sounds like Mara's book and you can still get it at amazon.com I believe. As far as pits go there is really very little out there has a lot of content. If you are a new herper, I would suggest starting withsome of the older books on species etc. like Reptiles by Ditmars and then move up to todays works from there. For a lot of fun if you love herps get Kaufields Snakes the keepr and the kept

take care John

excellent updated information on pituophis. There are many well written care and spec sheets on specific species. There are also links to websites and people that you can ask questions or just trade emails. I would recommend everyone visit this website. I also think "The Cornsnake Manual" is a great informational book and a should read piece. Although it is written around the cornsnake, it has great information regarding snakes and husbandry, etc. Good luck

>>I had a paperback book on pits. The title may have been "Gopher,Pines, Bullsnakes." Like I said I had this book and have misplaced it. If it is out of print can you reccommend a list of readings?

I'm fairly new to herping but have done a lot of reading. I have 2 corns but am looking to acquire 2 black pines after I build a rack. The book by Mara was very disappointing to me. The breeding section and photos were very good. The rest of the book was basically the same info rehashed in all the colubrid care books of similar format. A lot of it is actually carbon copy. I read as many forums and online care sheets as possible then use common denominators for actual husbandry. Just as good as a book but fewer pictures.