Texas Snakes: A Field Guide (Texas Natural History Guides™)

A very comprehensive book on Texas snakes.

We bought this when moved to texas, Wow! Didnt realize texas had soo many poisonous snakes... its nice to be able to flip to the book and see what we saw today..

Very informative book! I can say that after learning some new information, I'm not as afraid of snakes as I used to be. Would have liked to have given the book five stars, but since it only contained one picture of a cottonmouth, I had to give it four. And yes, the book does go into detail as to why there is only one cottonmouth photo, but I still think a few more would have been adequate, especially given the fact that they are one of the four venomous snakes in Texas and can vary in appearance. With that said, this book offers great information and good, clear photos. I can proudly say that with the help of this book, I was able to correctly identify the diamond-backed water snake that made its way onto my back patio. And since knowledge can be power, I didn't lose my mind when I saw him!

Glad to have this reference on hand. I do wish the photos were a tad larger, but the information is thorough, and I can use a magnifying glass to see details in the photos.

One of my favorite field guides that I own. It is written in a way that makes it useful to everyone, from the person with a casual interest in snakes to professional herpetologists. The range maps are especially useful and well drawn. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in snakes, especially those who are looking for a field guide to help with the identification of various snake species found throughout Texas.

This is the best snake book ever written. It contains contributions from many of the experts at the Houston Zoo where I served as a docent for 11 years. It also has information gathered be severy acquaintances in the Herpetological community in Texas. Very informative and accurate!

Easy to understand and informative. This book has helped me identify many snakes.

I just moved to the woods in East Texas and was hoping to get a book with pictures of all the snakes in that area. It's an okay book but I know of several snakes that are in my area that are not in the book. I want my grandkids to be able to grab this book if they see a snake and see what it is. Not so much with this one.