Tales of Giant Snakes : A Historical Natural History of Anacondas and Pythons

Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, 1997. Very Good EX-LIBRARY in a Very Good dust jacket. A clean, square, tight copy. Stamped "Withdrawn" on front endpaper. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart clear plastic sleeve, albeit glued to the book's endpapers. Pages are FINE -- clean and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrations and maps throughout, including a few photos in full color. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original brown leatherette. From the Dust Jacket: "TALES OF GIANT SNAKES... examines the natural history of four species of snakes known to exceed 20 feet in length (Common Anaconda, Indian Python, Reticulated Python, and African Python). Based on the writings of explorers, missionaries, scientists and adventurers over the past 200 years, the authors have pieced together research 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 photographs, historical lithographs, maps and graphs.". Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/Very Good dust jacket. x, 221pp.