How to Spot a Black Rat Snake
The black rat snake (Elaphe obsolete) is also known as a pilot black snake or simply a black snake. It prefers heavily wooded areas and is an excellent climber, able to scale large trees without needing branches. The black rat snake is usually ... [... more]
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Collected Stories, 1939-1976
 Fantastic Short story collection, direct and poetic: I love the stories of Paul Bowles. One of the few writers which spins a web of magic around his short stories without overdosing in adjectives. The worlds of bowles are often drawn in pure, brutal, [... more]
$17.50
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More Snake Feeding - Reptiles and Amphibians
The easiest first attempt is to put the thawed or freshly killed prey item in with the snake (it is often recommended to remove the snake and feed it elsewhere so it does not learn to associate hands with food) and wiggle the mouse using a stick, ... [... more]
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The Voyage of the Argo: The Argonautica of Gaius ...
The story of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest and most familiar tales in classical literature. Apollonius of Rhodes wrote the best-known version, in Greek, in the third century B.C.E. The Latin poet Gaius [... more]
$25.00
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How to Recognize a North American Poisonous Snake
You are working in your backyard when suddenly you happen upon a snake curled up and hissing. Would you know what type of snake it was but more importantly, whether it was poisonous or not? This article will arm you with that information. Read on ... [... more]
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How to Assess the Health of a Pet Snake
Sometimes snakes get sick. When shopping for a new pet snake, it is important that you know how to determine if a snake is healthy or not. It is not very difficult to assess a snake's health before buying it. Here are a few simple steps to assess ... [... more]
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Xuan Wu Purple Sand Teapot
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in China, leaf infusion as we know it now became popular. The earliest examples of teapots come from this period, made from the zisha, or "purple" clay, of the YiXing region of China. Pottery in [... more]
$109.99
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Snakes: Their Care and Keeping
Disappointing: The book is not a complete waste of time to read, *but* it is a complete waste of your money (perhaps check it out from your local library...). The author is not a professional and doesn't possess any formal or academic background in the [... more]
$24.95
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The Guide to Owning a Corn Snake (Guide to Owning A...)
Features: Tfh Corn And Red Rat Snakes One to avoid; there are better guides out there: This is easily the least-informed and the worst-written of the corn snake manuals in print today. Those needing a book on keeping corn snakes in captivity would be [... more]
$9.95
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277 Secrets Your Snake and Lizard Wants you to Know ...
Not written by someone knowledgeable about snakes...: While the format is cute, and it contains some interesting (but questionable) anecdotes, I feel that the author should have enlisted someone in the herp field to help her write this book. The " [... more]
$8.95
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Picture This!: The Inside Story and Classic Photos of ...
We lived through UPI's ups and downs: My husband worked for UPI Newspictures from 1961 to l981 and shared the ups and downs of UPI and Gary Haynes has captured the story of the wonderful photographers and their work who were always out numbered by the AP [... more]
$40.00
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Reptiles & Amphibians for Dummies
Solid information to get you started: We have a California kingsnake and two leopard geckos. We've gotten some other books on these reptiles, but for basic advice the "Dummies" book is the best so far. Very good at explaining what each species [... more]
$19.99
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