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THE SNAKES

© 2023 University of Chicago Press

© 2023 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. CONTENTS 5
  3. INTRODUCTION 6
  4. EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY OF SNAKES 8
  5. WHAT IS A SNAKE? 12
  6. PREY & HUNTING 18
  7. ENEMIES & DEFENSE 22
  8. REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES 26
  9. SNAKES & HUMANKIND 32
  10. THE SNAKES 37
  11. SCOLECOPHIDIA 39
  12. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AMEROPHIDIA 65
  13. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AFROPHIDIA: HENOPHIDIA 71
  14. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AFROPHIDIA: CAENOPHIDIA.part 1 127
  15. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AFROPHIDIA: CAENOPHIDIA.part 2 425
  16. GLOSSARY 646
  17. RESOURCES 648
  18. INDEX of COMMON NAMES 650
  19. INDEX of SCIENTIFIC NAMES 653
  20. INDEX of TAXONOMIC GROUPS 655
  21. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 656
The Book of Snakes
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https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226832869-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. CONTENTS 5
  3. INTRODUCTION 6
  4. EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY OF SNAKES 8
  5. WHAT IS A SNAKE? 12
  6. PREY & HUNTING 18
  7. ENEMIES & DEFENSE 22
  8. REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES 26
  9. SNAKES & HUMANKIND 32
  10. THE SNAKES 37
  11. SCOLECOPHIDIA 39
  12. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AMEROPHIDIA 65
  13. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AFROPHIDIA: HENOPHIDIA 71
  14. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AFROPHIDIA: CAENOPHIDIA.part 1 127
  15. ALETHINOPHIDIA: AFROPHIDIA: CAENOPHIDIA.part 2 425
  16. GLOSSARY 646
  17. RESOURCES 648
  18. INDEX of COMMON NAMES 650
  19. INDEX of SCIENTIFIC NAMES 653
  20. INDEX of TAXONOMIC GROUPS 655
  21. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 656
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