Carl H. Ernst is Professor of Biology at George Mason University and author of Turtles of the United States (1972). Roger W. Barbour is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Morgan School of Biological Sciences, University of Kentucky. The authors bring to this volume more than 60 years of teaching and field study of snakes.
Ernst and Barbour have created a milestone publication that will be
an indispensable reference for anyone interested in snakes.
*C. J. McCoy, Curator, Section of Amphibians and Reptiles, Carnegie
Museum of Natural History*
The book is chock-full of information...
*Douglas A. Rossman, Louisiana State University*
...this is the most detailed single source on eastern US snakes
since A.H. and A.A. Wright's Handbook of Snakes of the United
States and Canada (1957)....The book is well written,
authoritative, and accurate. Technical terms are abundant but
mostreaders will easily comprehend the narrative. Highly
recommended for all libraries.
*CHOICE*
...the authors are to be commended for their effort....all readers
can get some valuable information from the book....
*The Canadian Field-Naturalist*
...the accounts are authoritative and current. They are clearly
written....
*American Reference Books Annual*
Up-to-date...provides us with an appreciation for what is known
about the biology of each species. This book is a must addition to
the shelves of everyone interested in snakes....It will be a
constant reference source and identification guide for those who
study snakes or keep them as pets.
*Joseph C. Mitchell, Department of Biology, University of
Richmond*
Ernst and Barbour have created a milestone publication that will be
an indispensable reference for anyone interested in snakes.
*C. J. McCoy, Curator, Section of Amphibians and Reptiles, Carnegie
Museum of Natural History*
The book is chock-full of information...
*Douglas A. Rossman, Louisiana State University*
...this is the most detailed single source on eastern US snakes
since A.H. and A.A. Wright's Handbook of Snakes of the United
States and Canada (1957)....The book is well written,
authoritative, and accurate. Technical terms are abundant but most
readers will easily comprehend the narrative. Highly recommended
for all libraries.
*CHOICE*
...the authors are to be commended for their effort....all readers
can get some valuable information from the book....
*The Canadian Field-Naturalist*
...the accounts are authoritative and current. They are clearly
written....
*American Reference Books Annual*
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