what are you reading?

[drache]

and when you can ask for your next high prized birthday gift, I very highly recommend this
Amazon.com: Snakes of the United States and Canada: Natural History and Care in Captivity: John V. Rossi, Roxanne Rossi: Books
it is probably the best book on north american snakes
here's some other reviews too
STACKherpetology
I saved up all my gift certificates and got a very good used copy, because my vet said I had to own that book, and he was right
I use that book a lot - much more than the Mader, because frankly - most of the animals I keep are north american snakes, and that book is a fantastic resource for husbandry, with an impressive 50 page section on thamnophis

[guidofatherof5]

I have been wanting this book for a long time but can't afford it. I contacted our local library and to my surprize they said they would buy it and have it here within 2 weeks. This is going to be a long two weeks. Hope no one else plans on checking it out once it's in. I can get online renewals for about 6 months.

Picked this up last night. It's on loan from another library so I only get it for 3 weeks. No renewals.
Started looking through it. Much of it is over my head but it's also answering a lot of questions. Great chapter about Parasitology. Many photos for visual learners like me. I highly recomend it.

[Snake lover 3-25]

very neat!

[drache]

The store didn't have this following book, but it seemed interesting. Does anybody know if it's worth buying?

Reptile and Amphibian Problem Solver: Practical and Expert Advice on Keeping Snakes, Lizards, Frogs and Other Reptiles and Amphibians, The
Practical & Expert Advice on Keeping Snakes & Lizards
Robert Davies & Valerie Davies
Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 31.10.1997
ISBN: 9781564651945

this was a while back and I did get the book back then . . .
I'd looked forward to it because I'd gotten Tetra's Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver when I'd started out with fish, and found it very helpful
so when I first looked at this book I was quite disappointed - to the point where I just didn't know what to say about it
why?
their snake section, which is all of 18 pages long, is divided into three categories: Boas, Pythons, harmless snakes - end of story; yeah, nice photos
I just remembered that I was going to review this book, so I decided to get it over with and gave it another look for completeness sake
and now, here is what I think:
this is a great beginner book for someone who wants to know what they might be getting into with different reptile or amphibian pets
the photos and illustrations are quite good, the information is presented in a way that's easy to access for a beginner, and it's sound
it's even a good book for someone who already keeps some herp and wants just a quick look at what might be involved in keeping something else they saw - I might even use it like that
back to the snake section
in the Harmless Snakes section (8 pages, >45% pictorial) they cover: King Snakes And Milk Snakes, Corn And American Rat Snakes, Pine, Gopher And Bull Snakes, Western Hognosed Snake, Red-Sided Garter Snake, Dekay's Snake, Rough Green Snake, with a photo for each
interestingly they give two different hibernation temps for parietalis, depending on latitude of origin, but cover no other garters

[Stefan-A]

Good to know.

[Stefan-A]

I ordered Freilandterrarien Für Schlangen by Martin Hallmen few days ago. Haven't gotten it yet.

Got it today.

[drache]

nice book
do you read german?

[Stefan-A]

nice book

Very.

do you read german?

Yes. But I'd rather not use it myself, mein Deutsch ist schrecklich when I'm sober.

[drache]

since you don't read and operate heavy machinery at the same time, you can drink when you read, right?

[Stefan-A]

since you don't read and operate heavy machinery at the same time, you can drink when you read, right?

I can read it, but I'm not especially good at forming sentences myself.