000			02058cam a2200337 i 4500
001			1366083
003			OCoLC
005			20221230144814.0
008			750501s1975 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a75005464
020			_a0030144418
020			_a9780030144417
035			_a(OCoLC)1366083 _z(OCoLC)1054221071
040			_cAJM
050		0	_aQL100 _b.C34 1976
082			_a591.6/5
100	1		_aCaras, Roger A, _eauthor _912747
245	1	0	_aDangerous to man : _bthe definitive story of wildlife's reputed dangers / _cRoger A. Caras
250			_aRevised edition
264		1	_aNew York : _bHolt, Rinehart and Winston, _c[1975]
264		4	_c©1975
300			_aviii, 422 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 363-401) and index
505	0		_aPt. 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"
650		0	_aDangerous animals
907			_a.b10237513
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
999			_c28615 _d28615