Destruction of life by snakes, hydrophobia, etc. in western India.
London: W. H. Allen, 1880. Duodecimo, Publisher's green cloth with titles, a few blemishes otherwise a very good copy, rare. More
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Venoms, venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics.
London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, 1908. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, a fine copy, very scarce. Translated from the French. The first serious book on venoms with much of Australian interest and reference to earlier Australian venom books Campbell p. 32. More
Snake venoms and envenomations.
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2006. Octavo, text illustrations and diagrams, laminated boards. WAS $120. Snakes responsible for severe envenomations are considered a real public health problem, especially in tropical countries. Yet, snake venom, which is made up of hundreds of specific substances, is used more and more in biomedical..... More
Deadly beautiful: vanishing killers of the animal kingdom.
Wollombi: Exisle Publishing, 2011. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This entertaining book deals with an endlessly fascinating subject in a new, unique way. Humans have always had an ambivalent relationship with deadly animals. For most people they arouse fears and even phobias, yet perhaps the real risks are not..... More
Dangerous sea creatures: aquatic survival guide.
Springwood: Neville Coleman, 1999. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A comprehensive identification guide with over 300 colour photographs and notes on natural history, biology, injury prevention and first aid. Signed by the author. More
The venomous sea snakes: a comprehensive bibliography.
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 1993. Octavo, laminated boards. WAS $100. More
Venomous snakes of Europe, Northern, Central and Western Asia.
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2010. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards. This volume of Terralog is a presentation of the venomous snakes of Europe and Western, Central and Northern Asia. With more than 850 colour photographs this illustrated reference is ideal for scientists as well as terrarium keepers. More
Venomous snakes of Africa.
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2007. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards. Terralog Volume 15. More
Field guide for medical treatment: Dangerous marine creatures.
Flagstaff: Best Publishing, (1995. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, softcover. More
Venomous reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico: volume two, Crotalus.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, line drawings, maps. Carl H. and Evelyn M. Ernst have completely revised their landmark reference to present the most comprehensive review of these animals in years. The first volume contains species accounts of the venomous lizards and elapid and viperid snakes..... More
Venomous reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico: volume one, Heloderma, Micruroides, Micrurus, Pelamis, Agkistrodon, Sistrurus.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, line drawings, maps. Carl and Evelyn Ernst have completely revised their landmark reference to present the most comprehensive review of these animals in years. Volume One of this definitive work presents dramatically improved species accounts of the venomous lizards and elapid..... More
Venomous Australian animals dangerous to man.
Melbourne: Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, 1968. Octavo, illustrations, signature. More
Scorpions of medical importance.
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, Octavo, text illustrations, laminated boards. More
True vipers: natural history and toxinology of old world vipers.
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2003. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. WAS $170. This is a comprehensive, detailed reference work on the nine genera and their species in the family Viperidae, and a valuable reference describing the frontier of knowledge of viper taxonomy. Each species account is based on..... More
Field guide to Sea stingers and other venomous and poisonous marine invertebrates.
Perth: Western Australian Museum, (2010. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Our coastline extends from the tropical waters of the north to the temperate waters in the south, and attracts thousands of swimmers, sailors, skindivers, fishers, naturalists and beach walkers. This heavily illustrated and informative book identifies those animals in..... More
Australia's dangerous snakes: idenfication, biology and envenoming.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. Australia's venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world's most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination, and, regrettably, fear. Australia's Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties, and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and..... More
Indian snakes. An elementary treatise on ophiology with a descriptive catalogue of the snakes found in India and the adjoining countries.
Madras: Higginbotham and Co., (1893. second edition). Octavo, 20 lithographic plates, many figures handcoloured. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt cobra, title page and early leaves laid down, otherwise a very good copy. More
Deadly oceans: in search of the deadliest sea creatures.
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2016. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. The world's oceans are filled with an array of venomous and toxic marine critters, not to mention a whole host of apex carnivores. Join ace divers and photographers Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown as they tour the world in search of..... More
Green guide to dangerous creatures of Australia.
Sydney: New Holland, 2002. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. Includes snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, deadly jellyfish, ticks, toads, stinging caterpillars, bull-ants, wasps, bees, mosquitoes, poisonous fish, blue-ringed octopuses and some surprises including the Platypus, magpies and eels. More
Coral snakes of the Americas: biology, identification, and venoms.
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 1996. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, colour pattern layouts, dustwrapper. WAS $200. Gives full descriptions and keys for the identification of all the species and subspecies, maps of distribution and variation, morphology, anatomy and colour patterns, as well as folklore. More
Venomous snakebite in the Western United States.
Rodeo: ECO Publications, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. Rattlesnake expert Manny Rubio and top Snake Envenomation Expert Daniel Keyler have come together to bring us this singularly unique book on snake envenomation. This book covers all western species providing information on appearance, distribution and toxicity. Details what..... More
Venomous snakebite in the Western United States.
Rodeo: ECO Publications, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. Rattlesnake expert Manny Rubio and top Snake Envenomation Expert Daniel Keyler have come together to bring us this singularly unique book on snake envenomation. This book covers all western species providing information on appearance, distribution and toxicity. Details what..... More
Australia's venomous wildlife.
Dee Why West: Hamlyn, 1970. Quarto, photographs, ex-library with stamps and spine accession number, otherwise a good copy, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Dangerous creatures of Africa.
Struik Publishers, 2009. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. With sensational photography this book documents the range of dangerous and threatening aspects of nature -animals that can wound, venomous animals, those that are poisonous to eat and diseases caused by animals. The focus is on understanding, identifying, avoiding and surviving..... More
Australian animal toxins: the creatures, their toxins and care of the poisoned patient.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (2002. second edition). Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in sllightly sunned dustwrapper, scarce. A comprehensive and up to date review of every venomous and poisonous creature in Australia. The author, an occasionally flamboyant character, promoted the virtues of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, now the stockmarket powerhouse..... More