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NEED HELP!.. books on Venomous reptiles?
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by foxhunter on August 10, 2004
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Ive spent a considerable amount of time over the past 10 years bumbling around the back waters and forests of Central America,, Always had great luck herping ther..But What I would Really like to have is A comprehensive guide to the species..And general range..habitats..etc..I mostly Go to Costa Rica..Nicaraugua..Belize.And sometimes Panama
Can Anyone recomend a really good field guide or Publication that is specific to this area of the world ..something that covers Venomous and in fact all herps in the Areas Im talking About ..Any help would be Appreciated.. As I head back down To C.R at the end of August..Really would like to .Know more...Thanks
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by JTEDENS on August 10, 2004
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Read the review of Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere on the home page of this site.
john
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by Snakeman1982 on August 10, 2004
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For Costa Rica, you have to get "Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents between two seas." by Dr. Jay Mathers Savage. It is definitely one of my top five herp books. This book however is HUGE and not good to take on a trip. So you might want to look at it before you go, take good pictures, and then check out what you saw when you get back. (about $75)
Twan Leenders has a smaller field guide version of Costa Rica that is much cheaper. It is good but lacks the extensive species list and photographs that the other has. "A guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica"(about $20)
One book that I don't have is Reptiles of Belize. It is pretty good but I think it is a little pricey and I prefer:
Jonathan Campbell's book "Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize" (about $40)
and Julian Lee's "Amphibians and Reptiles of the Mayan World" (about $40).
Both these books are awesome, compact, cheap, and good field guides. They however are only good for northern guatemala and yucatan peninsula. I don't have any good books for Nicaragua.
The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere is my favorite book but it is neither compact enough to travel with nor is it a book that you would want to get messed up. I definitely suggest buying it if you don't have it but I doubt you'll want to bring it with you. I would just remember which venomous species are in that country and what areas they live in.
Hope this helps.
Robert
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by foxhunter on August 11, 2004
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THANKS ; For the Info.Exactly What I needed!
Im searching for those C.R books right now..The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hem. is Great but as you say its not a field guide..And I always run into species of reptiles .snakes..etc. in Central America..that im not familiar with..mostly non-venomous..And I really promised myself to get more info ..so I know exactly what Im looking at..makes it more fun.
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by paleoherp on August 15, 2004
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hi i ll tell you one of the best places for books on reptiles forget amazon. com and e bay www.nhbs.com is great it stands for natrual history bookstore so alot of the books are about animals they have thousands of reptile and amphibian books including field guides that may help you the books are expensive however.nhbs has a really good search engine if theres a book youve heard of type it in the search engine and they will find it for you , they do express delivery its a good web site , sorry this is a late reply you might not even read this but it will help you
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