The venomous reptiles of the Western Hemisphere.

Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2004.
Quarto, dustwrapper, two volumes, 1032 pp. 1500 colour photographs, text illustrations, maps.

An updated, rewritten and greatly expanded version of The venomous reptiles of Latin America, published in 1989. It now includes 192 species of venomous snakes and lizards found in the United States and Canada as well as covering Mexico, Central America and South America. Volume 1 contains a table of contents, list of tables and country accounts with related identification keys and vegetation and topographic maps. Genus and species accounts treat all lizards, coral snakes and seasnakes. Volume 2 covers pitvipers, including all known species of rattlesnakes. This volume also features chapters on mimicry, evolution and snakebite treatment. An essential reference for anyone interested in herpetology.