"General readers with an interest in dangerous animals or things Australian may be fascinated by this book. However, its real utility may be as an assist in the identification of unknown animals by various professionals such as veterinarians, zoologists, customs and quarantine officers, importers, zookeepers, pet shop operators, and others handling animals of various sorts. Emergency medical personnel and toxicologists dealing with venoms, antivenoms, and serums may find useful analogies with Australian experience." --Science Books & Films
Product Description
Australia is inhabited by some of the most venomous land and sea creatures in the world and Straun Sutherland is Australia's best-known expert on poisonous creatures, particularly spiders and snakes. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Sutherland describes sixty such creatures, ranging from the Death Adder and the Black House Spider, to the Blue-Ringed Octopus, the Bearded Ghoul (a stinging fish), and the Portuguese Man-of-War. He provides a factual description of each animal, a high-quality four-color photograph to allow for easy identification, line drawings when needed, descriptions of the appropriate first aid for bites or stings, and a map showing its distribution throughout Australia.
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