Mississippi Snakes
Their Identification, Natural History, and Influence on the Culture of the Magnolia State
$293.70
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
Mississippi Snakes: Their Identification, Natural History, and Influence on the Culture of the Magnolia State is more than just a guidebook about snakes. It is a new approach to understanding the natural history of one of the most biologically diverse and culturally rich states in the country. Authors Terry L. Vandeventer and Robert A. Young share facts, stories, and practical advice about the more than fifty different kinds of snakes living in Mississippi.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496863904 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1496863909 |
| Author: | Terry Vandeventer, Robert A. Young, William W. Lamar |
| Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Imprint: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“Mississippi Snakes is a beautiful and useful resource for anyone interested in snakes or captivated by the natural world. I imagine it will find a home on the backseat of many cars, as naturalists will want to bring it along while exploring the wild places of our state.” - Libby Hartfield, director emerita of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and cohost of MPB Think Radio’s Creature Comforts
Terry Vandeventer
Terry L. Vandeventer is a herpetologist who led the reptile department at the Jackson Zoological Park from 1976 to 1981. He later founded the Living Reptile Museum, a live lecture series he ran until his retirement in 2022. He has been a herpetology field associate at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science since 1976.
Robert A. Young is a board-certified toxicologist who worked as senior research staff in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 1988 to 2011. He maintains herpetology as a serious avocation, with special interests in snake venoms and fieldwork with reptiles and amphibians.
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