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by Crotalus_Catcher on September 9, 2005
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As I'm starting the path to becoming a herpetologist, I want to expand my library. Can anyone recomend some Must-have herp books to put in my way-too-small library?
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by Cro on September 9, 2005
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Scott: Just wondering, what are some of the books you allready have?
There are so many great new books out there, and many are greatly high priced,but since these are up to date as far as scientific names and modern research, they probably would be the first you should purchase. Books like Whit Gibbon`s Snakes of the Southeastern States, Rom Whitticar`s new book on Indian Snakes, Janis Rose`s book on Coral Snakes, Johnathin Campbell`s book on Latin American Snakes, the list goes on and on into the thousands of dollars.
Later, you might want to find out of date books like Klauber`s Rattlesnakes, Wright and Wright`s Series of Books, and of course all the old collecting books like Ditmars, Kauffield, C.J.P. Ionedes, etc.
I will take a look at my library and come up with more ideas tomorrow, but by then they will probably be listed by others.
Also, you will want to subscribe to the Herpetologist League, and get Herp Review and Journal of Herpetology.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by timberrattlesnake89 on September 9, 2005
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1. Rattlesnake: Portrait of a predator; By Manny Rubio
2. Venomous Snakes: Snakes in the Terrarium; by Ludwig Trutnau
3. U.S. Guide to Venomous Snakes and Their Mimics; By Scott Shupe
4. Biology of the Pitvipers; By Jonathan A. Campbell and Edmund D. Brodi, Jr.
5. Poisonous Snakes of The World: A manual for use by U.S. Amphibious Forces; By Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
6. Snake and Snake Hunting; By Carl Kauffeld
7. Snakes: The Keeper and The Kept; By Carl Kauffeld
8. Snake Hunting the Carolina Tin Fields; By John W. Hemnitzer Jr.
9. Venomous Snakes of the Southeast; By Chad Minter
10. The Encyclopedia of Snakes; By Chris Mattison
11. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canda VOL. 1 & 2; By Albert Haxen Wright and Anna Allen Wright
12. Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind VOL. 1 & 2; By Laurence M. Klauber
13. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of North America: Eastern and Central By Roger Conant
14. Venomous Reptiles of North America; By Carl H. Ernest
15. Cobra in His Garden; By Harry Kursh
16. The Venomous Reptiles of The Western Hemisphere; By Jonathan A. Campbell and William W. Lamar
17. Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature; By Harry W. Greene
18. Venomous Snakes of the World; W.P. Mara
19. You Belong in a Zoo! : Tales from a Lifetime Spent with Cobras; By Peter Brazaitis
20. Snakes Of India; By Rom Whitaker & Ashok Captain
21. Snakes of the Southeast; By Whit Gibbons and Mike Doracas
22. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of North America: Western Region; By Roger Conant
23. Snakes of North America: Eastern and Central Regions by Alan Tennant
24. Snakes of North America: Western Region; By Alan Tennant
Those are just a few that come off the top of my head. Hope you enjoy.
Phillip
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by Cro on September 9, 2005
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I thought of a few more, but Phillip allready nailed four or five of them, LOL!
Try these:
Snakes by Harry Green
Living Reptiles of the World by John Mehrtens
Bushmasters by Dean Ripa
Texas Snakes by John Werler and Dixon
JohnZ
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by Cro on September 9, 2005
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Scott: Most of the books listed so far are snake books. Do you want suggestions on must have Turtle, Frog, Salamander, Crocodile, Lizard, Venoms and Toxicology, Taxonomy, Scientific Names, etc also?
JohnZ
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by Crotalus_Catcher on September 9, 2005
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Yes, please. Thank you all for your suggestions. I will take them all to mind. My "collection" as of now is mostly field guides and taxon guides. I'm just looking for more to add and increase my knowledge. I'll be starting my masters degree in animal science in the next 2 years, so I'll have a few books for my classes to add, but I want more personal study material. Thank you all again!
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by Cro on September 9, 2005
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There is a book closeout wholesaler that I bet a lot of you do not know about, who often has really new books for up to 80% off published price. I have found some really great bargains on Herpetology and Scientific Books there over the years. Go to their web site, and request a subscription to their free catalogue, which is far better than trying to find books on their online store. Then look in the Nature, Science, Closeouts, Natural History sections. You will get a new catalogue about every 2 weeks. They charge a flat $3.50 shipping charge per order, it dosent mater if you buy one book or 100, it will still cost only $3.50. They are called Edward R. Hamilton Booksellers, and the web address is:
http://www.edwardrhamilton.com/
JohnZ
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by Cro on September 9, 2005
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There is another one that has been around for many years. They tend to specialize in the more rare, out of print books.
http://www.herpetologicalbooks.com/cgi-bin/hrp455/index.html?id=P7YazDzL
JohnZ
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by paleoherp on September 10, 2005
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Just try www.nhbs.com you ll see why i recomended. when ya see all the books they have . Not only on reptiles but amphibians aswell . Very good .
cheers
shaun
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