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• catalog contributor b1540267.
• catalog created "1961.".
• catalog date "1961".
• catalog date "1961.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1961.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliography.".
• catalog description "Relation to man. Man's study of the giants -- Worship. In Australia and southern Asia ; In the Near East ; In the New World ; In Africa -- Beliefs -- Encounters with giant snakes. Anaconda ; Boa constrictor ; African rock python ; Indian python ; Reticulate python ; Summary -- Attacks on man -- Fear of giant snakes. Fear in other primates -- Uses by man. Use as leather ; Use as food ; Use in medicine ; The snake as an aid to agriculture ; Uses in education and entertainment ; Zoological gardens ; Museums ; Lecturers ; Circuses, carnivals, and "charmers" ; Roadside exhibits ; Snake charmers of Africa and Asia ; Theatricals ; Hobby groups ; The press -- Giant pets.".
• catalog description "Sylvia -- The big six. Some characteristics of the big six ; A geographical key to the giants -- The world of the giants. Means of dispersal ; distribution of the giant snakes ; Zoogeographic regions ; Habitats ; Distribution and habitats of the giants -- Meeting the world. Senses. Vision ; Hearing ; Heat-sensitive labial pits ; Jacobson's organ and chemoreception ; Sense of touch ; Summary -- Strength and constriction. Handling giant snakes ; Power of constriction ; Flexibility of the vertebral column -- Intelligence -- Locomotion. Overland speed ; Swimming and climbing -- Activity. Characteristics of the six giants -- Shedding. Frequency of shedding ; The process of shedding -- Fuel. What they eat and how much. Food preferences of the species ; Size of prey ; Capacity of the big six ; Frequency of feeding -- Feeding habits. Finding food ; Seizing prey ; Swallowing prey -- Internal economy. Digestion. Digestive juices ; Elimination ; Effect of temperature -- ".
• catalog description "Use of water. Retention and loss ; Danger of dehydration -- Temperature -- Reproduction and growth. Sex and mating. Sex recognition ; Courtship ; Organs of reproduction ; Copulation ; Frequency and time of breeding ; Hybridization and delayed fertilization ; Internal development -- Laying, brooding, hatching, and birth. Behavior of wild females ; Behavior of captive females ; Laying ; Laying season and pre-hatching period ; Hatching ; The egg ; Size of clutches ; Brooding and incubation -- Growth, maturity, and length. Measurement ; Growth before and after maturity ; Maximum length ; Growth of the six giants ; Giant snakes of ages past -- Longevity -- Destroyers of the giants. Enemies and defense against them. Defenses -- Parasites and sickness. Parasites ; Mites and ticks ; Internal parasites ; Protozoa ; Flukes ; Tapeworms ; Roundworms ; Linguatulids ; Parasitism in the giants ; Tuberculosis ; Mouth rot ; "Enteritis" and other diseases -- ".
• catalog extent "xiv, 289 p.".
• catalog hasFormat "Giant snakes.".
• catalog isFormatOf "Giant snakes.".
• catalog issued "1961".
• catalog issued "1961.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York, Knopf,".
• catalog relation "Giant snakes.".
• catalog subject "QL666.O6 P584".
• catalog subject "Snakes.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Relation to man. Man's study of the giants -- Worship. In Australia and southern Asia ; In the Near East ; In the New World ; In Africa -- Beliefs -- Encounters with giant snakes. Anaconda ; Boa constrictor ; African rock python ; Indian python ; Reticulate python ; Summary -- Attacks on man -- Fear of giant snakes. Fear in other primates -- Uses by man. Use as leather ; Use as food ; Use in medicine ; The snake as an aid to agriculture ; Uses in education and entertainment ; Zoological gardens ; Museums ; Lecturers ; Circuses, carnivals, and "charmers" ; Roadside exhibits ; Snake charmers of Africa and Asia ; Theatricals ; Hobby groups ; The press -- Giant pets.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Sylvia -- The big six. Some characteristics of the big six ; A geographical key to the giants -- The world of the giants. Means of dispersal ; distribution of the giant snakes ; Zoogeographic regions ; Habitats ; Distribution and habitats of the giants -- Meeting the world. Senses. Vision ; Hearing ; Heat-sensitive labial pits ; Jacobson's organ and chemoreception ; Sense of touch ; Summary -- Strength and constriction. Handling giant snakes ; Power of constriction ; Flexibility of the vertebral column -- Intelligence -- Locomotion. Overland speed ; Swimming and climbing -- Activity. Characteristics of the six giants -- Shedding. Frequency of shedding ; The process of shedding -- Fuel. What they eat and how much. Food preferences of the species ; Size of prey ; Capacity of the big six ; Frequency of feeding -- Feeding habits. Finding food ; Seizing prey ; Swallowing prey -- Internal economy. Digestion. Digestive juices ; Elimination ; Effect of temperature -- ".
• catalog tableOfContents "Use of water. Retention and loss ; Danger of dehydration -- Temperature -- Reproduction and growth. Sex and mating. Sex recognition ; Courtship ; Organs of reproduction ; Copulation ; Frequency and time of breeding ; Hybridization and delayed fertilization ; Internal development -- Laying, brooding, hatching, and birth. Behavior of wild females ; Behavior of captive females ; Laying ; Laying season and pre-hatching period ; Hatching ; The egg ; Size of clutches ; Brooding and incubation -- Growth, maturity, and length. Measurement ; Growth before and after maturity ; Maximum length ; Growth of the six giants ; Giant snakes of ages past -- Longevity -- Destroyers of the giants. Enemies and defense against them. Defenses -- Parasites and sickness. Parasites ; Mites and ticks ; Internal parasites ; Protozoa ; Flukes ; Tapeworms ; Roundworms ; Linguatulids ; Parasitism in the giants ; Tuberculosis ; Mouth rot ; "Enteritis" and other diseases -- ".
• catalog title "The giant snakes; the natural history of the boa constrictor, the anaconda, and the largest pythons, including comparative facts about other snakes and basic information on reptiles in general.".
• catalog type "text".