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Snake Identification in the Ancient Egyptian Brooklyn Medical Papyrus
This book is about snakebite and snake identification in ancient Egypt. The authors--in a remarkable collaboration between the fields of Egyptology, medicine, herpetology, biology, and ecology--offer a new examination of the Brooklyn Medical Papyrus, better-known as the Snakebite Papyrus, a pragmatic medical treatise concerned with snake identification, snakebite, and treatment. Dating to sometime in the seventh through fourth centuries BCE, the document is the first-known structured treatise on snakebites from antiquity. The preserved paragraphs name 24 snakes (and one chameleon), providing a brief description of the snake, sometimes its habits, the appearance of its bite, and the effects o...
Vipers
A guide to the various vipers around the world.
Snakes & Snakebite in Southern Africa
An essential guide to identifying all dangerous snakes in the region, as well as several commonly encountered harmless snakes, Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa also describes the symptoms resulting from bites and gives practical advice on first aid measures. Now fully revised and expanded, this third edition includes nine additional species, over 250 new photographs, and the latest medical information. Simple icons, distribution maps, succinct text and full-colour photographs make this a clear, practical and easy-to-use guide. Sales points: A guide to all dangerous and common harmless snakes in southern Africa. Quick and practical first-aid advice. Packed with full-colour images. Icons, maps and concise text make identification simple.
Snakes & Snakebite in Southern Africa
An essential guide to identifying all dangerous snakes and common harmless snakes in southern Africa, as well as quick and important practical advice on first aid measures in the case of snakebite. Simple icons, distribution maps, succinct text and numerous full-colour photographs assist with easy identification of snakes commonly encountered in the region. Symptoms and treatment of snakebites are described, providing the reader with vital first-aid information. Clear, practical and easy-to-use, Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa will prove invaluable to all those with outdoor interests.
The Subtle Beast
The Subtle Beast: Snakes, from Myth to Medicine introduces you to the complex and absorbing world of these mysterious creatures. Each of the fourteen chapters in this volume can be read independently, but read together they trace a fascinating journey from the macroscopic features of snakes to the molecular description of their venom components. The first three chapters detail how snakes inspired fear and worship, served as sources of medicine, and represented good and evil throughout the ages. The remaining sections describe much of the scientific work that has eroded these supernatural beliefs during the past three centuries. The book examines the origin, features, and classification of sn...
Snakes of Australia
A comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide With more than 1,000 photographs, Snakes of Australia illustrates and describes in detail all 240 of the continent’s species and subspecies—from file snakes, pythons, colubrids, and natricids to elapids, marine elapids, homalopsids, and blind snakes. Features introductions to each family, species descriptions, type locations, distribution maps, and quick-identification keys to each family and genera Covers English and scientific names, appearance, range, ecology, disposition, danger level, and IUCN Red List Category Illustrates every species and has multiple images for some species to show variation Presents information on habitat types, snakes in the environment, and snake-bite prevention and first aid Includes a checklist of all the snakes, a glossary, and a table of venom toxicity
Target product profiles for animal plasma-derived antivenoms
We describe here WHO public-benefit Target Product Profiles (TPPs) for antivenoms intended to be used for treatment of snakebite envenoming in South Asia, the region of the world that harbours arguably the greatest burden of morbidity and mortality from snakebites. Four TPPs are described. The first is for products that are intended for widespread use throughout south Asia, for treatment of envenoming irrespective of the species of snake causing a bite. This would include products minimally targeted to treat the ‘big four’ species that dominate the landscape of snakebites in the south Asian sub-continent. The second is for products where the snakebite causes predominantly neurotoxic effects. The third is for snakebites where the effects are largely haemorrhagic or procoagulant. The fourth is for treatment of envenoming for a single species or genus of snake. These TPPs are intended to provide guidance to manufacturers, regulators, procurement agencies, clinicians, and researchers, to improve antivenoms and thus treatment of snakebite envenomation.
Mambas
Curious young readers will be excited by the clear, descriptive text and full-color photographs that bring deadly mambas right into the classroom as they learn about the snake's life cycle and habitat.
Molecular Techniques in Taxonomy
Taxonomy is fundamental to understanding the variety of life forms, and exciting expansions in molecular biology are re- volutionising the obtained data. This volume reviews the ma- jor molecular biological techniques that are applied in ta- xonomy. The chapters are arranged in three main sections:1) Overviews of important topics in molecular taxonomy; 2) Case studies of the successful application of molecular methods to taxonomic and evolutionary questions; 3) Protocols for a range of generally applicable methods. The described techni- ques include DNA-DNA hybridization, DNA fingerprinting, RFLP analysis, and PCR sequencing.
Boas
Describes where boas live, what they look like, and what they eat.
