Jules Howard

RSPB Spotlight Snakes (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

RSPB Spotlight: Snakes is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.

Snakes are superbly secretive reptiles, celebrated by many for their highly tuned senses and their complex and mysterious seasonal behaviours. Though some people may be fearful of them, these important reptiles play a crucial role in many habitats. And an encounter with any one of our native snake species is an experience worth cherishing.

In Spotlight Snakes, Jules Howard takes readers on a journey through the ecology and lifestyle of Britain's three native snake species: the Barred Grass Snake, the Smooth Snake and our only venomous snake species, the Adder. As well as uncovering their unique hunting styles and courtship rituals, he delves into the myths and legends at the heart of humankind's widespread and sometimes troublesome fascination with these animals. He also charts the conservation challenges our native snakes face in the modern age and explores the solutions conservationists are employing to help these extraordinary predators remain a vital part of British ecosystems for generations to come.

The Spotlight series introduces readers to the lives and behaviour of our favourite animals with eye-catching colour photographs and informative expert text.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472971678
• Artikelnr.: 58932123

Autorenporträt

Jules Howard is a zoologist, writer, blogger and broadcaster. He writes on a host of topics relating to zoology and wildlife conservation, and appears regularly in BBC Wildlife Magazine and on radio and TV, including on BBC's The One Show, Nature and The Living World as well as BBC Breakfast and Radio 4's Today programme.

Jules also runs a social enterprise that has brought almost 100,000 young people closer to the natural world. He lives in Northamptonshire with his wife and two children. His book Wonderdog won the 2022 Barker Book Prize for non-fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

The Wonder of Snakes
Meet the Residents
A Day in the Life
Snakes and the Seasons
Snakes on the Slide
Snakes in Culture
A Future for Snakes
Glossary
Further Reading and Resources
Acknowledgements
Image Credits
Index