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Venomous reptiles of North America / Carl H. Ernst.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ernst, Carl H.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1992.
Subjects:	Poisonous snakes > North America. Gila monster. Snakes > North America. Lizards > North America. Animals, Poisonous > North America.

Table of Contents:

Identification of venomous reptiles
Key to the venomous reptiles of North America
Helodermatidae: venomous lizards
Heloderma suspectum, Gila monster
Elapidae: elapid smakes
Micruroides euryxanthus, Sonoran coral snake
Micrurus fulvius, Harlequin coral snake
Pelamis platurus, Yellow-bellied sea snake
Viperidae: viperid snakes
Agkistrodon contortrix, Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus, Cottonmouth
Sistrurus catenatus, assasauga
Sistrurus miliarius, Pigmy rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox, Western diamond rattlesnake
Crotalus cerastes, Sidewinder
Crotalus horridus, Timber rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus, Rock rattlesnake
Crotalus mitchelli, Speckled rattlesnake
Crotalus molossus, Black-tailed rattlesnake
Crotalus pricei, Twin-spotted rattlesnake
Crotalus ruber, Red diamond rattlesnake
Crotalus cutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake
Crotalus tigris, Tiger rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis, Western rattlesnake
Crotalus willardi, Ridgenose rattlesnake.