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Dangerous to man : the definitive story of wildlife's reputed dangers / Roger A. Caras

By: Caras, Roger A [author]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1975]Copyright date: ©1975Edition: Revised editionDescription: viii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0030144418; 9780030144417Subject(s): Dangerous animalsDDC classification: 591.6/5 LOC classification: QL100 | .C34 1976
Contents:
Pt. I. Mammals : 1. Great cats -- 2. Wolves == 3. Bears -- 4. Leopard seal and the walrus -- 5. Killer whale -- 6. Elephants -- 7. Venomous mammals -- 8. Other mammals / Pt. II. Birds : 9. Birds- are any dangerous? / Pt. III. Reptiles : 10. Venomous lizards -- 11. Giant snakes -- 12. Venomous snakes: rattlers -- 13. Venomous snakes: other crotalids and the old world vipers -- 14. Venomous snakes: sea snakes, elapids, and poisonous colubrines 15. Snakes: how dangerous are they? -- 16. Crocodilians / Pt. IV. Amphibians and Fish : 17. Frogs, toads, and salamanders -- 18. Sharks -- 19. Skates and rays -- 20. Venomous fish -- 21. Some other fish / Pt. V. Invertebrates : 22. Insects -- 23. Spiders and scorpions -- 24. Venomous cones -- 25. Giant clam -- 26. Octopus and squid -- 27. Jellyfish / Pt. VI. Epilogue : 28. Other potential dangers / Pt. VII. Appendixes : A. Treatment of injuries caused by wild animals -- B. Rabies -- C. Rattlesnakes -- D. Reptile "hall of infamy" -- E. Snakebite case histories -- F. Ciguatera- "fish poisoning"
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-401) and index

Pt. I. Mammals : 1. Great cats -- 2. Wolves == 3. Bears -- 4. Leopard seal and the walrus -- 5. Killer whale -- 6. Elephants -- 7. Venomous mammals -- 8. Other mammals / Pt. II. Birds : 9. Birds- are any dangerous? / Pt. III. Reptiles : 10. Venomous lizards -- 11. Giant snakes -- 12. Venomous snakes: rattlers -- 13. Venomous snakes: other crotalids and the old world vipers -- 14. Venomous snakes: sea snakes, elapids, and poisonous colubrines 15. Snakes: how dangerous are they? -- 16. Crocodilians / Pt. IV. Amphibians and Fish : 17. Frogs, toads, and salamanders -- 18. Sharks -- 19. Skates and rays -- 20. Venomous fish -- 21. Some other fish / Pt. V. Invertebrates : 22. Insects -- 23. Spiders and scorpions -- 24. Venomous cones -- 25. Giant clam -- 26. Octopus and squid -- 27. Jellyfish / Pt. VI. Epilogue : 28. Other potential dangers / Pt. VII. Appendixes : A. Treatment of injuries caused by wild animals -- B. Rabies -- C. Rattlesnakes -- D. Reptile "hall of infamy" -- E. Snakebite case histories -- F. Ciguatera- "fish poisoning"

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