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3) Snakes
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Details the food, housing, and care a pet snake needs. Includes color photographs, a color diagram, and a picture glossary.
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More and more, Americans are bringing snakes into their homes -literally millions of pet snakes are slithering their way into our neighborhoods. And Henry Rollins, punk rock front man, spoken word performer, actor, author, and all-around personality, has been obsessed with snakes from a young age. With unique zeal, this cultural commentator guides us through the underbelly of America's obsession with snakes, revealing just how far people will go to...
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"In this book, Slinky the Snake reveals how readers should go about choosing a pet snake, what supplies they will need, how to make a new snake feel at home, and how to properly care for a pet snake, including feeding, exercising, and keeping a snake vivarium clean. Text is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts, and the use of an animal narrator also allows the book to be used to teach perspective"--
12) Snakes
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"Describes the characteristics and behavior of pet snakes, also discussing their physical appearance and place in history"--Provided by publisher.
15) Snakes
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Presents a variety of information on snakes, including the physical characteristics and behavior of different kinds, and describes how to care for a snake as a pet.
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The subject of this narrative is the generic snake. Intended for amateur herpetologists and general naturalists the work treats the origin, evolution and classification of snakes and then discusses morphology and function, how and where snakes live (habitat, adaptations and world patterns), feeding, defense, and reproduction. A chapter deals with the relationships of snakes and humans, and there are sections on taxonomy and classification with minimum...
18) Boa constrictors
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Color photos fill this overview of boa constrictors as pets, which describes their history, physical and behavioral characteristics, and their care; explains where to find them; and provides a glossary and brief list of print and Internet resources.
19) Slithery Jake
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A rhyming story about the hysteria that ensues when a new pet snake is found missing from his cage.