Snake:

by Chris Mattison

A comprehensive, best-selling guide to more than 3,000 snake species for fans of snakes, snake owners, and students — now in an updated second edition produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution.

Get to know more than 3,000 snakes from around the world, from the familiar, massive Green Anaconda to the deadly Tropical Rattlesnake, the Reticulated Python, Red-Spitting Cobra, Puff Adder, Gaboon Viper, and more. Learn about the lesser-known dainty Leopard Snake, whose bright markings trick predators — and often humans — into thinking it is a deadly viper.

Snake uses gorgeous, full-color photographs of 60 snakes to showcase what makes these reptiles so extraordinary, and includes more than 450 illustrations and detailed close-up photographs that show the snakes in action.

Herpetology expert and wildlife photographer Chris Mattison accompanies each profile with fascinating snake facts and trivia on the snake's physical and behavioral characteristics, information about habitats, reproductive behavior, feeding, defense, and more. Plus, the updated, easy-to-reference Snake Directory lists every snake species within the 18 snake families, including little-known and rarely sighted species.

Snake is a beautiful and comprehensive guide to some of nature's more compelling animals.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Science, Nature, Reference

Unknown Binding

First published September 15, 1999

Reviews

[Krista · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an everything you could want to know about snakes and then some book. This informational text sticks to the facts. The photos are so real they feel like they should be moving. The book starts by going over basics for all snakes like environment, skeleton, organs, ect. Then, different types are looked at in depth. For children who go through phases where they want to know everything about something, this is perfect. While the reading level seems about at a fourth/fifth grade level, the pictures are so vivid it would be fun for just about any age to page through, including adults. DK has an entire series of books in this format and they all have great photography and easily formatted written perfect for kids.

This would be a great resource for an 'All About' report in fourth grade. While a little too in detail for second grade all about reports, an advanced reader could tackle it as well. Since each page you turn is a mini article on a new topic, this is also a great way to assign a reading, as students can pick the one snake they most want to learn about. The book could also be assigned as a jigsaw where everyone in the class takes one aspect to learn about.

[Becky Everhart · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really interesting book. It was nice to be able to look at a book like this with my 12-year-old daughter and see the interest flash in her eyes as she read off little facts or showed me cool pictures from the book. She liked the book so well, in fact, that she wasted no time in looking at every page and plucking several more reptile books from the library shelves to share with me. That said, this book is very informative and quite engaging.

[Eli Megibben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pictures of snakes, information about snakes. In other words, everything you could you ever want from a book 🐍🩷

[Lone Wolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

A beautiful book illustrated with gorgeous photos of snakes. Unfortunately it only features a handful of species, and fairly basic information. At the back of the book is a list of snake groups and species (a little outdated now), but there are no pictures here and it’s very bland compared to the lovely photography in the rest of the book. This is by no means a comprehensive guide to snakes, but if you’re a snake fan I recommend it for the pictures.

[Anelise Judd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really informative book on snakes with great pictures to go along with the text. My kids look at this book for hours. When they get older they’ll be able to dive in like I did with the cool history, biology, science and facts about snakes overall and individually. Great homeschool book for Parent and Kids.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent informational book about snakes!

[Mohd Sharif · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like the book

[Sofian Abbas · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is nice for snake lover like me

[Emery · Rating 5 out of 5]

SNAKES SNAKES AND MORE SNAKES! YOU MUST READ! MY FAVORITE BOOK EVER! READ READ READ!🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

[Matthew Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very bold pictures and decent information

[Mika Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best information about snakes I've ever received, including fantastic photos and geographical locations, etc. Really fantastic, a must for anyone who enjoys reading about reptiles. Visually entertaining and logical.

[Jason Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is really amazing for me. my favorite genre is non-fiction and like all other non-fiction books, this book to me is amazing. i'd recommend this book to people like me.

[Spoke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous illustrations and plenty of interesting facts.

[Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This large format lavishly illustrated book is a great introduction to the world's snakes.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book, I am doing so writing about Western Hognose Snakes.