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Any general hot book recommendations?
Right now, the one at the top of my list is "Venomous Snakes: Snakes in the Vivarium", plus a nice rattlesnake book I've seen a few times (just called "Rattlesnakes", I think). I've seen an ad somewhere for on of the mini species-specific guides for copperheads & eye lash vipers, I'd like to get those (no real interest in owning an eye lash viper, but still find all snakes interesting!). Any others?

The author of Rattlesnakes is Manny Rubio.

One book that you will probably enjoy, though hard to find, is Snake Venom Poisoning by Dr. Findlay E. Russell.

Another is Venomous Snakes of the World byWilliam P. Mara.

One more: Coral Snakes of the Americas by Janis Roze.

~~Greg~~

Venomous Reptiles/Sherwin and Madge Minton (dated, but still
good).
Snakes of India---The Field Guide/Whitaker and Captain
Snakes---The Evolution of Mystery In Nature/Greene
A Guide to the Snakes of Papua, New Guinea/O'Shea

Glad to hear there are others who purchase books on species they never intend to keep. I am fascinated with red spitting cobras, naja pallida, but am pretty sure that I will never have one in my house.

Klauber's two volume classic: RATTLESNAKES

Gloyd & Connant: SNAKES OF THE AKISTRODON COMPLEX

David Mallow: TRUE VIPERS

Thomas Palmer: LANDSCAPE WITH REPTILE (A great look at the endangered Northern Timber Rattler)

Fitch: AUTECOLOGY OF THE COPPERHEAD

Gloyd: RATTLESNAKES

Cambell & Lamar: THE VENEMOUS REPTILES OF CENTRAL AMERICA

Barry Armstrong & James Murphy: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MEXICAN RATTLESNAKES

Frank
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