Product Description: For more than 65,000,000 years, the alligator has inhabited the North American continent. One of the few remaining links to the age of the dinosaur, these ancient reptiles move gracefully through the water but are relatively awkward on land (though they can charge aggressively if threatened)...read more

Product Description: Host to more than one hundred species of reptiles and amphibians, the Savannah River Site, a 780-square-kilometer tract in South Carolina, is one of the most intensely studied areas of herpetological ecology in the world. This guide is a summary of basic information on the site’s richly varied herpetofauna, from their taxonomy and distribution to their behavior and habitats...read more

Product Description: The name "snapping turtle" conjures up images of powerful, prehistoric-looking beasts that lurk in the dark waters of local swimming holes. Beyond its status as childhood legend, Chelydra serpentina is one of the most interesting reptiles of the New World...read more

Featuring more than three hundred color photographs and nearly fifty distribution maps, Snakes of the Southeast is stuffed with both entertaining and detailed, in-depth information. Includes and explores size charts, key identifiers (scales, body shape, patterns, and color), descriptions of habitat, behavior and activity, food and feeding, reproduction, predators and defense, and conservation.

Product Description: Many people fear snakes, and watersnakes in particular have one of the worst reputations of any snake found in North America. Some species are commonly mistaken for venomous cottonmouths, and a few may eat popular game fishes. Unfortunately, few people realize the important roles many watersnakes play in natural ecosystems and, consequently, they are still persecuted in many regions today...read more

Product Description: "Whether you spell it as Okefinokee like Wright (1931) or Okefenokee like The New Georgia Guide (1996), the big swamp nestled in the southeastern corner of Georgia and northern edge of Florida with its distinctive flora, fauna, and natural history is the largest swamp in North America...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses natural history, ecology as a field of study, environmental issues that face our society, and human relationships with the natural world (view table of contents)

A collection of essays focusing on the notion that all ecosystems composed of different plant and animal species are like bricks in a building, where the position and stability depend on the food and defense relationships

Product Description: Based on more than 20 years worth of study and data on the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina, this volume encompasses the entire spectrum of slider turtle biology, from fossil history and slider systematics to population genetics and parasitology.

Identifies poisonous wildlife in the region, describes the types of toxins involved, and lists suggested treatments

Discusses the characteristics of the major groups of amphibians and reptiles and examines the methods used to capture and study these animals