Venomous Creatures of Australia : A Field Guide with Notes on First Aid

Sutherland, Struan K.

ISBN 10: 0195547276 / ISBN 13: 9780195547276

Published by Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1989

About this Item

128pp., Pictorial colour illustrated covers with b/w portrait of author to rear panel, intro. by author, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., maps, diags., notes on first aid, index. More than 60 venomous creatures in full colour photographs- First Aid for all attacks- Bites by snakes, funnel webb spiders, red back spiders, stonefish- Stings by jellyfish, ants, bees, wasps, etc.- Distribution maps- Notes on creature habits, appearance, how they attack and their venom.- Essential for all. Size: Small Octavo.

Seller Inventory # 001710

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Venomous Creatures of Australia : A Field Guide with Notes on First Aid
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195547276
• ISBN 13: 9780195547276
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprinted.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Australia is inhabited by some of the most venomous land and sea creatures in the world and Straun Sutherland is Australia's best-known expert on poisonous creatures, particularly spiders and snakes. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Sutherland describes sixty such creatures, ranging from the Death Adder and the Black House Spider, to the Blue-Ringed Octopus, the Bearded Ghoul (a stinging fish), and the Portuguese Man-of-War. He provides a factual description of each animal, a high-quality four-color photograph to allow for easy identification, line drawings when needed, descriptions of the appropriate first aid for bites or stings, and a map showing its distribution throughout Australia.

About the Author

Struan Sutherland has recently been appointed as Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the newly established Australian Venom Research Centre at Melbourne University.