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CHASING SNAKES IN BURMA: HERPETOLOGY IN THE GOLDEN LAND
California Academy of Sciences Library
Burma – CIA, The World Factbook 2000
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bm.html
The CIA World Factbook provides basic political and infrastructure information for each of the countries it examines.
Contemporary Herpetology
http://dataserver.calacademy.org/herpetology/herpdocs/
Contemporary Herpetology is a peer-reviewed, on-line scientific journal.
Explorer TV @ nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/explorer/exp042800.html
Have you been to
see the video playing in the Venoms exhibit? Joe Slowinski, a Curator in the
Herpetology Department at the Academy is featured in this episode of National
Geographic Explorer.
Be sure not to miss
this web account of a scientist at work.
Interactive King Cobra
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kingcobra/index-n.html
Find out how a king cobra defends itself, eats, and more.
On the Trail of Snakes: S.F. Reptile Expert Tracks Venomous Species in Burma Through Thick and Thin
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/03/25/MN66686.DTL
In March of this year, the Chronicle featured an article about our intrepid herpetologist. The article talks about his work in Burma.
ScienceNet – Cutting Edge – New Spitting Cobra Discovered
http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/slup/CuttingEdge/Jul00/cobra.html
"New Spitting Cobra Discovered," screams the headline. The Academy’s own J. Slowinski found specimens in Burma of what turned out to be a new species of cobra. Read the press release at this web site.
Snake Struck: The Adventures of a Herpetologist in Myanmar
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/06/11/MAGAZINE6892.dtl
The San Francisco Examiner magazine section recently included a feature article on Joe Slowinski. Read the text of the article at this site, and learn more about his trips to Burma.
Cox, M. J. et al. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Bangkok: Asia Books, 1998. Herp QL661 .M4 P48 1998.
Cogger, H. G., & Zweifel, R. G. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians, 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1998. Herp QL641 .E528 1998.
Dowling, Herndon G. and Janann V. Jenner. Snakes of Burma: Checklist of Reported Species & Bibliography. Washington, D.C.: Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 1988. Herp Serials.
Ernst, C. H., and Zug, G. R. Snakes in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996. Herp QL666 .O6 E74 1996.
Golay, P. et al. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. Geneva, Switzerland: Azemiops, 1993. Herp QL666 .O6 E52 1993.
Greene, Harry W. Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, c1997. Pub, Main REF & Herp QL666 .O6 G69 1997.
Mahendra, Beni Charan. Handbook of the Snakes of India, Ceylon, Burma, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Agra, India: Academy of Zoology, 1984. Herp QL666 .O6 M3 1984.
Scott, Chris. Snake Lovers' Lifelist & Journal. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996. Pub QL666 .O6 S3915 1996.
Slowinski, J.B. & W. Wuster. "A new cobra (Elapidae: Naja) from Myanmar (Burma)." Herpetologica 56(2): 257-270. Herp Serials. (The article, from earlier this year, describing and discussing the new species discovered during Dr. Slowinski’s travels.)
Tennesen, Michael. "A Benefit from Snake Bite." Wildlife Conservation, 100 (18), September/October 1997. Main Serials QL1 .A55.
Welch, K. R. G. Snakes of the World: A Checklist. Somerset, England: KCM Books, 1994. Herp QL666 .O6 W46 1994 2 Volumes.
Chinery, Michael. Snake. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, c1991. Pub Juv QL666 .O6 C53 1991.
Cole, Joanna. A Snake's Body. New York: Morrow, 1981. Pub Juv QL666 .O63 C64 1981.
Grace, Eric S. Snakes. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books for Children, 1994. Pub Juv QL666 .O6 G68 1994.
Johnson, Sylvia A. Snakes. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co., 1986. Pub Juv QL666 .O6 J62 1986.
Greenaway, Frank, Dave King, Mary Ling, and Mary Atkinson. The Snake Book. New York, NY: DK Pub., 1997. Pub Juv QL666 .O6 G74 1997.
Markle, Sandra. Outside and Inside Snakes. New York: Macmillan Books for Young Readers, 1995. Pub Juv QL666 .O6 M3565 1995.
Parsons, Alexandra. Asombrosas Serpientes. Madrid: Bruño, 1990. Pub Juv QL666 .O6 P3718 1990.
For more information, please contact the staff in the Biodiversity Resource Center or the Library.
All the materials with call numbers beginning Pub, Pub Juv, Biodiv, or Biodiv Juv are available for checkout to Academy members.
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