Best Snake Books

[Cazador]

If truth be told, I had a hunch your grandmother didn't pick that book on her own . I think Perlowin's book is one everyone who's seriously interested garters should own. It's that good, yet concise.

[adamanteus]

There's a new book out (2007), for those with sufficient interest and funds..."Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles" by Elliot Jacobson. It's quite expensive at £115- ($225-) but it brings the subject right up to date, full colour photographs rather than the usual B&W and line drawings.

[adamanteus]

Is the Coote book well written and informative?

I have had Jon Cootes book "Garter Snakes and Their Allies" for years.....It holds no surprises, just the usual "how to house snakes", "how to heat the viv", blah blah blah...and a few mediocre black and white plates. Unless you're a total novice you probably wouldn't want it. Plus the species list is now out dated, even though the book was only published in 1993.

Roger Sweeney's book "Garter Snakes" is a little better by virtue of it's individual species descriptions and distribution maps.

Non come close to Rossman's Garter Snakes, Evolution and Ecology.

[Stefan-A]

Bump.

Does anybody know of any good literature similar to Understanding Reptile Parasites: A Basic Manual for Herpetoculturists & Veterinarians? Doesn't matter if it's meant for veterinarians. In fact, I'd consider it a plus.

[hissy100]

I'm with Daniel on this one, The Garter Snakes Evolution and Ecology is a wonderful book. It has species guides, Behavior analysis, and information about keeping garters, and lots more

[adamanteus]

Bump.

Does anybody know of any good literature similar to Understanding Reptile Parasites: A Basic Manual for Herpetoculturists & Veterinarians? Doesn't matter if it's meant for veterinarians. In fact, I'd consider it a plus.

Stefan, there's this one that I mentioned earlier in the thread;

Quote: [There's a new book out (2007), for those with sufficient interest and funds..."Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles" by Elliot Jacobson. It's quite expensive at £115- ($225-) but it brings the subject right up to date, full colour photographs rather than the usual B&W and line drawings.] Quote:
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[Stefan-A]

716 pages / 2.6 kilos, 207.80€. Definitely interested.

[adamanteus]

Is the weight important to you, Stefan? Is it to hold the lid down on your snake tank?

[Stefan-A]

Oh yes. If you can't figure out the number of pages, the weight works as a good indicator of whether or not a book is worth considering.

But seriously, I just meant it's a big book.

[drache]

I highly recommend Rossi & Rossi - Snakes of the United States and Canada - Natural History and Care in Captivity
my vet recommended it because it has more than 4 pages on ringneck snakes
when I got it I found that it also has a whopping 50 pages on gartersnakes which is more than the entire Bartlett book (and these are bigger pages)
the book was published in 2003 and the info is pretty up-to-date
however
it's a bit pricey
I had to save up for my "as new" used copy @ $125.-
new new it's $152.50 on amazon
oh and Stefan - it's got 520 pages