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Contents: Preface. 1. Snakes. 2. Snake anatomy. 3. Symbols. 4. Brahminy worm snake. 5. Beaked worm snake. 6. Phipson’s shieldtail. 7. Mahabaleshwar shieldtail. 8. Bombay shieldtail. 9. Elliot’s shieldtail. 10. Khaire’s black shieldtail. 11. Indian rock python. 12. Burmese python. 13. Reticulated python. 14. John’s sand boa. 15. Common sand boa. 16. Whitaker’s boa. 17. Common Indian trinket snake. 18. Montane trinket snake. 19. Banded trinket snake.  20. Green rat snake. 21. Indian rat snake/Dhaman. 22. Banded racer. 23. Gunther’s racer. 24. Wallace’s striped snake. 25. Banded kukri snake. 26. Variegated kukri snake. 27. Black-headed royal snake. 28. Red-spotted royal snake. 29. Awl-headed snake. 30. Bronzeback tree snake. 31. Ashok’s bronzeback tree snake. 32. Giri’s bronzeback tree snake…..

This field guide features 79 species of snakes found in India. Along with colour photographs and informative text, the book also covers important topics such as snake-bites and their prevention, signs and symptoms of venomous snake-bite and first-aid measures for snake bite victims. There are useful tables to help in identification of snakes.