My Girlfriend and I are combining our reptile libraries. (That’s when you know you’re committed!) And we thought we’d get rid of our doubles. These are all practically new and in very good condition. There are ten books all up. These are the titles, authors, and the copy on the back cover of each. Pictures can be viewed here:
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“Green Guide” Snakes & other Reptiles of Australia; Gerry Swan.
“The Australian Green Guides have been created for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. The most commonly asked questions are answered with particular emphasis on fascinating behavioural insights into both common and unusual creatures. The pages are alive with entertaining and informative text accompanied by exciting action photography.”
Snakes of Australia, Dangerous and Harmless; Peter Mirtschin & Richard Davis.
“Snakes of Australia is a comprehensive and authoritative field guide. A complete description of each snake species is given, as well as their habitats and habits, supported by colour photographs and distribution maps. There is also a very important chapter on conservation. All information is up-to-date (species yet to be classified are also included) and thoroughly researched.”
Snakes of Australia; Graeme F. Gow.
“An authoritative guide to all Australian Land Snakes.
Graeme Gow, former curator of reptiles at both Taronga Zoo and the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, has over the years collected a large variety of snakes throughout Australia and specialised in studying their habits in captivity. In this comprehensive study, he has arranged the information on each species in a concise and easy form so that quick reference to distribution, description, size and habits can be made.
Snakes of Australia also includes chapters on up-to-date treatment of snake bite and on the care of snakes in captivity, including housing, temperature, food and the treatment of common diseases, parasites and wounds, plus a striking photographic section covering most of the snakes discussed”
Snakes, A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual; R.D. Bartlett & Patricia P. Bartlett
“Experts answer all your questions about keeping snakes: purchasing, feeding, health problems, setting up cages, and much more.
Filled with full-color photos, plus informative drawings in black and white”
Care of Australian Reptiles in Captivity; John Weigel
“Care of Australian Reptiles in Captivity is an essential handbook for anyone interested in keeping native reptiles. Detailed, easy to follow chapters guide the reader through all aspects of the hobby, from legal considerations to the construction of suitable cages. The basic captive requirements of lizards, snakes and freshwater tortoises are described, and a chapter on breeding techniques will prove valuable for serious keepers. The most common ailments and diseases of reptiles are discussed together with suggested methods of prevention and treatment. Further sections of the book are devoted to the feeding of reptiles, the safe maintenance of venomous snakes, and specific information on the keeping of forty highly varied species.
Hobbyists and intending reptile keepers will want to own a copy of this indispensable guide, while anyone interested in reptiles will enjoy the outstanding photographs and general information provided.”
A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia; Steve Wilson & Gerry Swan.
Australia has one of the richest and most diverse collections of reptiles in the world: more than 800 species have been described to date. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia provides accounts of all of them and nearly all are illustrated with lively colour photographs showing them in their natural habitat. Whether you want to identify reptiles in the wild or in your garden, this book is for you.
Species are grouped into families, for example Skinks, Geckos, Monitors, Blind Snakes and Pythons. Each entry includes a distribution map, a description – with distinguishing features picked out in bold text – notes on a species’ preferred habitat and range, information on subspecies and similar species and, wherever appropriate, the conservation status of that species. Extra photographs show most recognised subspecies, as well as differences within species and between sexes.
The book also explains how reptiles are classified, how scientific and common names are applied, how to measure a reptile and how conservation status is determined. Photographs of different reptile habitats will help you pinpoint the likely location of certain species.”
A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland; Steve Wilson
“Queensland is home to an extraordinary diversity of reptiles. This is because it has so many different types of habitat. In the tropical rainforest lives on of Australia’s most spectacular dragons, the Boyd’s Rainforest Dragon. The arid south-west is home to the deadly Inland Taipan. In the deeply cracked black soil plains of the Mitchell Grass Downs, Collett’s Snake hides from the baking midday sun. In the far north there are even isolated pockets of New Guinean animals, among them the magnificent Green Tree Python, which lives in the Iron and McIlraith Ranges and can be found by day coiled around thick vines. An few Queensland homes are without delightful nocturnal geckos.
A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland covers all of Queensland’s 440 named species, including 135 that occur nowhere else. Colour photographs make for quick identification, aided by line drawings, keys, distribution maps and descriptions.”
Australian Reptiles and Amphibians; Leonard Cronin
“An authoritative reference work and indispensable field guide to Australia’s snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles and frogs.
Each species is beautifully illustrated with distribution maps and comprehensive descriptions including behaviour, development, diet, habitat and status.
A unique visual key simplifies identification”
The Guide to Owning an Australian Python; John Coborn.
Carpet Pythons – Green Tree Pythons – Womas – Black-headed Pythons – Diamond Pythons – Children’s Pythons – Spotted Pythons. These are the cream of the crop when it comes to the desirable pythons, and all are Australian Animals. This volume introduces the hobbyist to these fascinating snakes and provides all the information needed to care for them successfully and also breed them. Written by a resident Australian naturalist, The Guide to Owning an Australian Python is sure to please any hobbyist who wants to add one of Australia’s unique species to the collection.”
Australian Snakes, A Natural History; Richard Shrine.
“This book is not a field guide: rather it is an insight into the biology and life history of snakes in and around Australia. It opens the door on an exciting and relatively new area of research. Dr Shine has pioneered much of this work himself and may be considered Australia’s foremost authority on snakes.
This highly regarded account of how Australian snakes have evolved, where they live and how they behave is the first of its kind. It dispels the myths and replaces them with fascinating, proven information about how snakes fit into Australia’s ecosystems.
Although the foundations of this book are truly scientific, it has a light and easy style, peppered with amusing and occasionally alarming anecdotes. It is a book for the curious general reader and for zoologists and ecologists everywhere.”
(This book is an amazing read; it’s the only textbook I’ve ever read purely for fun)
We would prefer to sell them as a single lot (less effort for us) so we’ll give it a few days to see if anyone wants them all. If not, we’ll sell them separately. We’re asking $250 for the lot, and we’ll throw in postage to anywhere in Australia free.
