Australia's dangerous snakes :: identification, biology and envenoming /
Examines the role played by Australia's venomous snakes, the threats they face, their ecology and the latest in bite management.
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Clayton, Vic. :
CSIRO Publishing,
2017.
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| Zusammenfassung: | Examines the role played by Australia's venomous snakes, the threats they face, their ecology and the latest in bite management. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780643106741 064310674X |
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| 505 | 8 | |a The threats on venomous snakes including medically important speciesThe road to recovery: solutions, viability and pragmatism -- Biological control revisited: a delicate balance -- Raising funds for habitat restoration and conservation -- Laws and limits: statutory regulations and the purported 'toll' of collecting -- Native animals as pets -- 7 Production, actions and uses of venoms -- The adaptive significance of snake venoms -- Venom functions: an evolved armamentarium in the pursuit of prey -- Venom production -- Venom components | |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Management of envenoming in the hospitalMedico-legal issues/pitfalls -- Discharge and follow-up -- Long-term considerations/prognosis -- Australia's venomous snakes and their medical importance -- Other medically important or potentially medically important species less frequently involved in human envenoming -- Snakes of lesser medical importance -- The future of snakebite management: possibilities and probabilities -- 9 Snakes and people -- Risks -- Do we need to remove snakes? -- Evaluation and impacts of relocation -- How to avoid snakebites | |
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| spelling | Mirtschin, Peter, 1947- author. Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / Peter Mirtschin, Arne Rasmussen and Scott A Weinstein. Clayton, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2017. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The relative danger of snakes -- Snakebite and envenoming: a global perspective -- Snakebite envenoming morbidity and mortality: public health problems of poverty and economic disadvantage -- Risks from snakes: some further considerations -- Venom lethal potency and risk: incorrect perceptions and valid concerns -- 3 Morphology and general features of snakes -- Basic properties and features of snakes -- Front-fanged snakes, non-front-fanged ('rear-fanged') snakes 4 Identification of dangerous snakesMistaken identity 1 -- Mistaken identity 2 (or not?) -- Snake scalation -- Key to identification of medically important elapid snakes in Australia -- Key for terrestrial elapids identification -- Key for sea snake identification -- Key to Australian species of Aipysurus -- Key to Australian species of Hydrophis -- Key to Australian species of Laticauda -- 5 The dangerous snakes described -- Terrestrial snakes -- Sea snakes and sea kraits -- 6 Conservation of Australia's dangerous snakes -- Conservation terms The threats on venomous snakes including medically important speciesThe road to recovery: solutions, viability and pragmatism -- Biological control revisited: a delicate balance -- Raising funds for habitat restoration and conservation -- Laws and limits: statutory regulations and the purported 'toll' of collecting -- Native animals as pets -- 7 Production, actions and uses of venoms -- The adaptive significance of snake venoms -- Venom functions: an evolved armamentarium in the pursuit of prey -- Venom production -- Venom components Procurement of snakes for venom collectionEffective venom production and captive husbandry -- Venom extraction and safety -- Antivenom -- Snake venom for research: venom fractionation and characterisation -- Some representative uses for venoms: from antivenoms to potential pharmacotherapeutics -- Snake venom research: realities and the future -- 8 Snakebite and envenoming: risks, realities and clinical management -- Snakebite envenoming in Australia -- Snakebite prevention -- First-aid and first-response actions for snakebite envenoming Management of envenoming in the hospitalMedico-legal issues/pitfalls -- Discharge and follow-up -- Long-term considerations/prognosis -- Australia's venomous snakes and their medical importance -- Other medically important or potentially medically important species less frequently involved in human envenoming -- Snakes of lesser medical importance -- The future of snakebite management: possibilities and probabilities -- 9 Snakes and people -- Risks -- Do we need to remove snakes? -- Evaluation and impacts of relocation -- How to avoid snakebites Examines the role played by Australia's venomous snakes, the threats they face, their ecology and the latest in bite management. Poisonous snakes Australia Identification. Poisonous snakes Venom Australia. Poisonous snakes Ecology Australia. Serpents venimeux Australie Identification. Serpents venimeux Venin Australie. Serpents venimeux Écologie Australie. NATURE Animals Fish. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Ichthyology & Herpetology. bisacsh Poisonous snakes Identification fast Poisonous snakes Venom fast Australia fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM Australian Field guides fast Rasmussen, Arne R., author. Weinstein, Scott A., author. has work: Australia's dangerous snakes (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFHG7HPJ63dJx4hhGjdgmm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Mirtschin, Peter. Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming. Clayton, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing, ©2017 viii, 424 pages 9780643106734 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1637103 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Mirtschin, Peter, 1947- Rasmussen, Arne R. Weinstein, Scott A. Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The relative danger of snakes -- Snakebite and envenoming: a global perspective -- Snakebite envenoming morbidity and mortality: public health problems of poverty and economic disadvantage -- Risks from snakes: some further considerations -- Venom lethal potency and risk: incorrect perceptions and valid concerns -- 3 Morphology and general features of snakes -- Basic properties and features of snakes -- Front-fanged snakes, non-front-fanged ('rear-fanged') snakes 4 Identification of dangerous snakesMistaken identity 1 -- Mistaken identity 2 (or not?) -- Snake scalation -- Key to identification of medically important elapid snakes in Australia -- Key for terrestrial elapids identification -- Key for sea snake identification -- Key to Australian species of Aipysurus -- Key to Australian species of Hydrophis -- Key to Australian species of Laticauda -- 5 The dangerous snakes described -- Terrestrial snakes -- Sea snakes and sea kraits -- 6 Conservation of Australia's dangerous snakes -- Conservation terms The threats on venomous snakes including medically important speciesThe road to recovery: solutions, viability and pragmatism -- Biological control revisited: a delicate balance -- Raising funds for habitat restoration and conservation -- Laws and limits: statutory regulations and the purported 'toll' of collecting -- Native animals as pets -- 7 Production, actions and uses of venoms -- The adaptive significance of snake venoms -- Venom functions: an evolved armamentarium in the pursuit of prey -- Venom production -- Venom components Procurement of snakes for venom collectionEffective venom production and captive husbandry -- Venom extraction and safety -- Antivenom -- Snake venom for research: venom fractionation and characterisation -- Some representative uses for venoms: from antivenoms to potential pharmacotherapeutics -- Snake venom research: realities and the future -- 8 Snakebite and envenoming: risks, realities and clinical management -- Snakebite envenoming in Australia -- Snakebite prevention -- First-aid and first-response actions for snakebite envenoming Management of envenoming in the hospitalMedico-legal issues/pitfalls -- Discharge and follow-up -- Long-term considerations/prognosis -- Australia's venomous snakes and their medical importance -- Other medically important or potentially medically important species less frequently involved in human envenoming -- Snakes of lesser medical importance -- The future of snakebite management: possibilities and probabilities -- 9 Snakes and people -- Risks -- Do we need to remove snakes? -- Evaluation and impacts of relocation -- How to avoid snakebites Poisonous snakes Australia Identification. Poisonous snakes Venom Australia. Poisonous snakes Ecology Australia. Serpents venimeux Australie Identification. Serpents venimeux Venin Australie. Serpents venimeux Écologie Australie. NATURE Animals Fish. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Ichthyology & Herpetology. bisacsh Poisonous snakes Identification fast Poisonous snakes Venom fast |
| title | Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / |
| title_auth | Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / |
| title_exact_search | Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / |
| title_full | Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / Peter Mirtschin, Arne Rasmussen and Scott A Weinstein. |
| title_fullStr | Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / Peter Mirtschin, Arne Rasmussen and Scott A Weinstein. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming / Peter Mirtschin, Arne Rasmussen and Scott A Weinstein. |
| title_short | Australia's dangerous snakes : |
| title_sort | australia s dangerous snakes identification biology and envenoming |
| title_sub | identification, biology and envenoming / |
| topic | Poisonous snakes Australia Identification. Poisonous snakes Venom Australia. Poisonous snakes Ecology Australia. Serpents venimeux Australie Identification. Serpents venimeux Venin Australie. Serpents venimeux Écologie Australie. NATURE Animals Fish. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Ichthyology & Herpetology. bisacsh Poisonous snakes Identification fast Poisonous snakes Venom fast |
| topic_facet | Poisonous snakes Australia Identification. Poisonous snakes Venom Australia. Poisonous snakes Ecology Australia. Serpents venimeux Australie Identification. Serpents venimeux Venin Australie. Serpents venimeux Écologie Australie. NATURE Animals Fish. SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Ichthyology & Herpetology. Poisonous snakes Identification Poisonous snakes Venom Australia Field guides |
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