The Secret Life of the Adder

The Secret Life of the Adder
Title The Secret Life of the Adder PDF eBook
Author Nicholas Milton
Publisher White Owl
Pages 170
Release 2022-08-09
Genre Nature
ISBN 1399018191

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In 2019 the most comprehensive survey ever of adders was published. According to ‘Make the Adder Count’ the species will disappear from most of Britain in the next 15-20 years unless we take action now to save it. But despite being a priority conservation species under the Biodiversity Action Plan, not a single nature reserve in Britain has been specifically designated to protect it. Throughout our history we have systematically persecuted the adder over generations because it is Britain’s only venomous snake. Now the adder population is in dire straits, its rapidly declining numbers occurring on increasingly small, isolated and fragmented sites. According to Make the Adder Count 90% of the sites where it still occurs have 10 or less adult snakes and are now considered to be very vulnerable to local extinction. Despite the adder population being in dire straits, it is still not too late to save it if we act now. This book contains a 10 point adder action plan which if implemented could help to restore the adder to its former range across Britain. Using many unique photographs of the species published for the first time, it also contains a history of the adder and reveals its secret life which has made it the most successful snake in the world. With a foreword by Iolo Williams, the BBC Springwatch presenter, this book is a story of our times, one which typifies the age of extinction through which we are all living and are all responsible.

The Adder's Den

The Adder's Den
Title The Adder's Den PDF eBook
Author John Dye
Publisher CreateSpace
Pages 132
Release 2014-05-09
Genre
ISBN 9781499281729

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Published in 1864, this is a Northern view of the Southern States actions leading up to and during the Civil War, which the author describes as a conspiracy to overthrow liberty in the United States.

The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense

The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense
Title The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense PDF eBook
Author Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher
Pages 524
Release 1892
Genre Bible
ISBN

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The Granite Monthly

The Granite Monthly
Title The Granite Monthly PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 424
Release 1897
Genre
ISBN

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The Granite Monthly

The Granite Monthly
Title The Granite Monthly PDF eBook
Author Henry Harrison Metcalf
Publisher
Pages 432
Release 1897
Genre Local history
ISBN

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Contains articles on the White Mountains and a map.

Index of the Periodical Dental Literature Published in the English Language

Index of the Periodical Dental Literature Published in the English Language
Title Index of the Periodical Dental Literature Published in the English Language PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 594
Release 1922
Genre Classification
ISBN

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How Snakes Work

How Snakes Work
Title How Snakes Work PDF eBook
Author Harvey B. Lillywhite
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 256
Release 2014-01-31
Genre Science
ISBN 0199701571

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Anyone can look at a snake and see a creature unique unto itself, a reptile with a set of zoological and biological traits that are entirely its own. Just looking at this distinct animal raises many scientific questions. With regard to evolution, how did such an animal come to be? How does a snake move, and how do its sense organs differ from that of other reptiles? How does it eat, and how does it reproduce? Essentially, how does a snake "work"? In How Snakes Work: The Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes, leading zoologist Harvey B. Lillywhite has written the definitive scientific guide to the functional biology of snakes. Written for both herpetologists and a more general audience with an interest in the field, How Snakes Work features nearly two hundred color images of various species of snakes, used to provide visual examples of biological features explained in the text. Chapter topics include the evolutionary history of the snake, feeding, locomotion, the structure and function of skin, circulation and respiration, sense organs, sound production, temperature and thermoregulation, and reproduction. Containing all the latest research and advances in our biological knowledge of the snake, How Snakes Work is an indispensable asset to professional zoologists and enthusiasts alike.