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16-Sep-04, 12:17 AM
| | | Australian Snakes - Richard Shine
I know it has been praised before but this guy really deserves credit.
I am about half way through and cannot believe what an exellent read it is. Great detail without being too dense and excellent pics as well.
World class work I reckon. |
16-Sep-04, 02:05 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-03 Location: sydney Age/Gender: 29  | | | | I agree with you totally. It should be assumed reading for everyone with a snake. Once you understand what Mr Shine has written you can look back and actually care for your snake knowing WHY you do certain things, and why you dont do other things, and actually understand a snakes requirements, not just going through the motions because some pet shop dude or breeder told you to. It also gives you the background knowledge to solve husbandry related problems yourself by knowing and understanding why there is a problem. It really gives you alot of info on how a snake lives, eats, grows, behaves and breeds in the wild, and that all relates to how we look after them in captivity. |
16-Sep-04, 09:01 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | Re: Australian Snakes - Richard Shine
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Originally Posted by michaelh I know it has been praised before but this guy really deserves credit. | Praise it again. Worth a lot more than the $12 I paid for it  |
16-Sep-04, 12:22 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: sydney | | | I paid $34 and worth every every cent too! (a natural history) Has he written any others?
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16-Sep-04, 12:36 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: sydney | | | Crikey thanks Fuscus, biology of frogs and reptiles sounds good, Ive gotta stock up. Thnx again! 
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16-Sep-04, 12:49 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: sth brisbane, qld, australia | | | | weres the best place to get this book (net,book shop, pet shop etc)
thanks
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16-Sep-04, 03:42 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | |
16-Sep-04, 04:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-04 Location: The far and bewildered mountainside of the strange region of Carpathia Age/Gender: 33 | | | | Richard Shine is a legend. His book changed the way i saw snakes. I was already keeping snakes and lizards, but when i got his book i learnt so much more about them. Excellent info thats written for the layman. I got this book in 1993 and when i turned to the page with the pic of diamonds hatching, i couldnt believe the werent black with yellow dots! Amazing! This book is a "must have" along with John Weigels " Care of Australian reptiles in captivity"
Dr Shine has also written a species management report for NSW NPWS entitled " The biology and management of the diamond python and carpet python in NSW". Once you've read this you'll know everything about diamonds and carpets, PROMISE!! Its 50 pages of jam-packed info. I got my copy several years ago from Mike Swan Herp Books. I also have several of his scientific papers on diamonds.
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16-Sep-04, 05:12 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: North Brisbane Metro | | | | Re: Australian Snakes - Richard Shine
Yep i also am halfway through it and it is the easiest book i have read on snakes I highly reccomend it to anyone Quote: |
Originally Posted by Fuscus Praise it again. Worth a lot more than the $12 I paid for it | You wont let us forget will you fuscus 
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16-Sep-04, 06:21 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-03 Location: Oz - Whoop Whoop | | | I'm with you all, He is one of our best. I Love that book. love it.
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16-Sep-04, 09:48 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ashley_morris22 weres the best place to get this book (net,book shop, pet shop etc)
thanks
ashley | The Herp Shop. |
16-Sep-04, 09:52 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | Das Große Buch der Australischen Schlangen. Eine Naturgeschichte.
I HAVE to get this one! Anyone know what it is about?  |
16-Sep-04, 09:52 PM
| | | | Possibly the best book I have ever read.
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