Snakes and Lizards in Your Pocket: A Guide to Reptiles of the Upper Midwest

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from the rare and docile massasauga to the more familiar bullsnake, snakes are beautiful animals with habits both fascinating and beneficial to humans. Their relatives the lizards, most of which are more easily seen and identified, exhibit similarly fascinating behavior . This colorful addition to our series of laminated guides informs both amateur and professional herpetologists about twenty-seven species of snakes and six species of lizards in the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota,Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. Snakes and Lizards in Your Pocket Manufactured by ProGuidez, Inc. Licensed under U.S. Patent N429 and 6,063,227; Mexican Model Reg. No. 10,020; Canadian Industrial Design Reg. No. 76,725 Copyright © 2010 by the University of Iowa Press Printed in the U.S.A. www.uiowapress.org $9.95 TerryVanDeWalle provides a complete description of each species, both adult and young, as well as distinguishing characteristics for thirty-two subspecies of snakes and two subspecies of lizards: length, color, head and neck patterns, scales, and so on. He also includes information about habitat preferences such as rocky hillsides, forests, wet meadows, and sand prairies. Most helpful for identifying snakes and lizards in the field are his comparisons of similar species and his comprehensive and easy-to-use key. Superb photographs by Suzanne Collins make this guide the perfect companion for hikes in all kinds of environments whenever a snake ripples across your path or a lizard darts into the underbrush. ...