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Tales of Giant Snakes, examines the natural history of four species of snakes known to exceed 20 feet in length. Based on the writings of explorers, missionaries, scientists, and adventurers over the past 200 years, the authors have pieced together exciting and informative glimpses into the lives of these legless giants. Included are chapters on where they are found (often around human habitations), what they eat (includes crocodiles, deer, and cows), how big do they really get (a controversial subject), attacks on humans (rare), exploitation by humans for their skins, and conservation. The book is illustrated with photos, historical lithographs, maps, and graphs. ... Read more

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Great Tales!
I purchased this book for my son and he has enjoyed it just as much as he thought he would.

Truth about Size of Giant Snakes
The truth about the size of Giant Snakes, you will discover that their size is very far from the giant sizes you normally see in books and in internet all over the world. I was looking for more pictures of big snakes in this book.

This book is cool.
this book is cool, i also know the guy, he works at the high schoo

A delightful debunking of the myths about the biggest snakes
Hollywood has not been kind to the long constrictor.In its view, they drop out of trees or rise up out of rivers, big as buses and determined to squeeze the guts out of that hapless human being who has wandered withinreach of their treacherous or lecherous (depending upon the sex of thevictim) coils.Though big snakes have, in fact, never been much interestedin people, people have always been fascinated by them.Sensational storiesof villagers squashed and gobbled up by monstrous serpents fill theaccounts of explorers and early "naturalists."For all thesatisfying fear they engender in far removed readers, such stories do thesnakes injustice and divert attention from their remarkable morphology andliving habits.These authors are scientists, but they are also literateand obviously snake enthusiasts.So while they stick to the facts, theywrite clearly and engagingly in defense of remarkable animals who, when itcomes to encounters with humans, are much more sinned against than sinning.There are chapters about feeding and breeding of course.But thereis also a serious review of the extraordinary stories that impute lengthsof sixty or more feet to anacondas and pythons.By the time the myths havebeen detonated, the terrified lay reader is ready for an honest answer tothe question, "How long can a snake grow?"Read the book to findout.But I will say it is longer than some buses.

The Facts and Nothing But the Facts
I purchased this book on a whim, knowing of the authors' credibility. When I got in to it, I realized it was going to be more than I expected.This work discredits one by one all the ridiculous length claims on snakes from around the world. Instead of these (sometimes outrageous) claims, the authors provide you with THE FACTS AND NOTHING BUT THE FACTS!

It is about time herpers spread the honest truth about these species to the general public, rather than the typical "My python should hit thirty-five feet because that's the maximum size!".

This book is an educational experience for ANYONE with an interest in these species or herps in general. I wholeheartedly recommend it!

The human attack accounts are pretty eye-opening, too! ... Read more

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Describes anacondas, their habits, where they live, their hunting methods, and how they exist in the world of people. ... Read more

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Introduces the physical characteristics and behavior of the South American snake, the anaconda. ... Read more

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Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this water boa which lives in the Amazon Basin. ... Read more

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An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment and relationship to human beings of the various species of anacondas. ... Read more

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Give reptile lovers and report writers an up-close look at their favourite slithering snakes, from the deadly rattlesnake to the enormous anaconda. Readers will discover the distinctive characteristics and behaviours that make each species so fascinating. This title features: Maps; Charts; Fact Boxes; Sidebars; Full Colour; Table of Contents; On-Page Definitions of Glossary Terms; Glossary; Index. ... Read more

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Chapters: Anaconda, Cobra, Tree Viper, Black Diamond Rattlesnake, Great Basin Rattlesnake, Black Rattlesnake, Northern Copperhead, Mountain Viper, Rock Viper, Black Rattler, Typhlina, Spotted Rattlesnake, Horned Viper, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Thunder Snake, False Coral, Bastard Rattlesnake, Bamboo Snake, Common Rattlesnake, Crotalus Lugubris, Deaf Adder, Vipera Echis, Harlequin Snake, Sand Viper, Bothrops Affinis, Rock Python, Barba Amarilla, Southern Rattlesnake, Confluent Rattlesnake, Missouri Rattlesnake, Green Tree Snake, Vipera Tigrina, Crotalus Adamanteus Atrox, Green Viper, Crotalophorus, Vipera Avicennae, Vipera Lebetina Xanthina, Diamond-Back Rattlesnake, Typhlops Russellii, Cenchris, Edward's Massasauga, Trigonocephalus Affinis, Echidna Atricaudata, Prairie Rattlesnake, Red Rattlesnake, Tortricidae, Western Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake Pilot, Black Moccasin, Western Diamond Rattlesnake, Caudisona, White Oak Snake, Chain Snake, White Rattlesnake, Common Sand Viper, Hog-Nosed Rattler, Crotalus Durissus Neoleonensis, Water Rattlesnake, Sand Adder, European Viper, Trigonocephalus Bilineatus, Small Rattlesnake, Python Timorensis, Western Hog-Nosed Viper, Timber Rattler, Horned Adder, Craspedocephalus Brasiliensis, Smooth Snake, Trigonocephalus Intermedius, Enygrus, Trigonocephalus Blomhoffii, Carpet Snake, Rock Rattlesnake, Trigonocephalus Halys, Tiger Rattlesnake, Typhlops Beddomei, Nose-Horned Viper, Thunder-And-Lightning Snake, Okinawan Habu, Okinawa Habu, Calabaria, Pygmy Rattler, Bamboo Viper, Timber Rattlesnake, Yellow Rattlesnake, Spotted Rattler, Vipera Ocellata, Simalia, Typhlops Thurstonii, Trimeresurus Nummifer, Turkish Viper, Burrowing Snake, Bull Snake, Horned Puff Adder, Swamp Rattler, Mountain Adder, Red Adder, Chunk Head, Mongolian Pit Viper, Pilot Snake, Highland Moccasin, Hump-Nosed Pit Viper, Black Adder, Hump-Nosed Viper, Ancistrodon Halys Intermedius, Agkistrodon Halys Intermedius, White-Lipped Python, Pi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=809 ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary.Chapters: Snakes on a Plane, Anacondas: the Hunt for the Blood Orchid, the Snake King's Wife, the Snake King's Child, Sssssss, Snakes on a Train, King Cobra, the Snake King's Grandchild, Anaconda 3: Offspring, Anacondas: Trail of Blood, Mae Bia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 68. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American horror feature film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006 in North America. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and Sheldon Turner. The film follows the events of hundreds of snakes released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness. The film gained a considerable amount of attention before its release, forming large fan bases online and becoming an Internet phenomenon, due to the film's title and premise. In response to the Internet fan base, New Line Cinema incorporated feedback from online users into its production, and added five days of reshooting. Before and after the film was released, it was parodied and alluded to on television shows and films, fan-made videos, video games, and various forms of literature. Released in the United States and United Kingdom on August 18, 2006, the film received generally good reviews with 69% of reviews positive and an average normalized score of 58%, according to the review aggregator websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, respectively. Despite the immense Internet buzz, the film's gross revenue did not live up to expectations, earning US$15.25 million in its opening weekend. The film grossed $US62 million worldwide before its release on home video on January 2, 2007. After witnessing gangster Eddie Kim (Byron Lawson) commit a murder in Hawaii, Sean Jones...http://booksllc.net/?id=2826890 ... Read more