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05-06-2007, 04:46 PM
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Another New Book
Hi All,
I bought another new book today...not Garters but snakes in general, particularly venomous types. It's entitled "The Subtle Beast..... Snakes, From Myth To Medicine." by Andre Menez. ISBN 0-415-28498=8 The first couple of chapters are the usual predictable stuff...how they move, eat, slough etc. But then the latter two thirds of the book is a treatise on snake venom, really in-depth scientific stuff, but written in plain English. I would recommend it to anyone with more than a passing interest in snake venom and envenomation. I have a lot of reptile books (about 300) but this one still caught my interest.
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05-06-2007, 05:12 PM
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Re: Another New Book
I'm a bit of a collector when it comes to books on herpetology. Obviously only a tiny percentage of my collection is relevent to Garters. I probably average one new book per month now. I have stacks of scientific papers too, which I jealously guard!
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05-06-2007, 05:22 PM
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Re: Another New Book
Oh I can sympathise there...never got any money...that is until there is a garter snake for sale, find something to sell to pay for it and sneak it into the house!
Maf (hubby) has gone from, "NO REPTILES IN MY HOUSE....EVER!!!" .... 22 snakes later and 2 geckos...... ..... to "NO MORE REPTILES........PLEASE!" A womans persuasion is brilliant!!  |
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05-06-2007, 05:26 PM
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Re: Another New Book
I know...I sold my children on the internet to finance my obsession...oh, the shame of it!
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05-08-2007, 10:58 AM
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Re: Another New Book
That was the first thing I looked for, Rick! Garters don't get a mention specifically, they're just lumped together with....
"..other colubrids having aglyphous dentition with no grooved fangs. In some a duct emerges from the Duvernoys gland onto the external face of the maxillary bone, opening near simple, solid and ungrooved teeth. This is not an effective venom apparatus, and any toxic secretions enter the preys' body as it is chewed during swallowing." Personally, Rick, I can't see how Garters can ever be grouped amongst the Opistoglyphous snakes.
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