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Rattlesnake education
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by soberwolf on December 15, 2007
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I know Klauberii published a book considered to be the deffinitive rattlesnake book in the 50's. Are there beter educational books out there. Is his book out dated or still the book for inforfmation???? Don' slam me now "cro" lol its a good question. Thanks
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RE: Rattlesnake education
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by Cro on December 15, 2007
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Soberwolf, the excellent Rattlesnake books written by Laurence M. Klauber still get a lot of use by researchers. However, due to changes in scientific names over the years, and new research, they are not a good choice for someone wanting to learn about Rattlesnakes.
Try these books which are often available on Amazon used at good prices:
Rattler!: A Natural History of Rattlesnakes by Chris Mattison
RATTLESNAKE by Manny Rubio (Excellent Book)
A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians- Peterson Field Guides by Robert C. Stebbins and Roger Tory Peterson
Also, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission has a lot of great information on Rattlesnakes and other reptiles on their website.
As far as slamming you, I have not done that at all. Anytime someone visits the site for the first time, we ask them to fill in their profile. If I had not asked you to do that, one of the other site managers would have. We like to know who we are talking with and their experience level before answering questions about venomous snakes.
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It is the same here, and a site policy that people need to fill in their profiles and give at least minimal information. Now that you have done that, folks will know who you are and a little about you, and will probably be more than willing to help answer your questions.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards JohnZ
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