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Summary: A Must Have Book!!!!!!
Review: I own the Book "277 Secrets Your Snake (and Lizard) Wants You to Know. Unusual and Useful Information for Snake Owners and Snake Lovers." by Paulette Cooper. It is by far the best book I have ever read. I have gotten to understand much much more of the snake world just by reading the first 100 pages out of 181 pages. Its not your regular factual/formal book it isn't that formal at all, it is clearly stated in the book. There are interesting facts, stories that you'll have to read to believe, and extremely useful information for snake owners all over the globe.
So instead of doing hours of research online just to find a simple answer to a simple question, just order the book, check the index and find what your looking for. This wonderful book has helped me in ways I can't even try to explain, all I know is that ever since I read the first page of that book, my pet corn snake (Buddy) and hognose snake (Cobra) have been living the good life.
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Summary: Helpful and humorous for the inexperinced snake enthusiast
Review: I thought that this was a pretty good book. It was informative with a bit of humor at the same time. The way that the book was written speaks to the average layperson, not the know-it-all herpetologist, unlike other snake books. I thought that it was a little cheesy to include stuff about lizards because the book is 99 percent snake. It was a good read and I'd suggest it to the general public to clear up common snake misconceptions.
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Summary: ok, but not great
Review: She obviously lacks first hand experince, and I feel thatt some of the sources she used were not that great. True, there is lots of stuff in it, most of it good info, but nothing you can't find eleswere. Also, does not do much to help you care for your snake.
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Summary: Author appears to lack first-hand knowledge of snake keeping
Review: The book is written for the bare naked amatuer and seems to be a compilation of info gathered from other books, magazines, and the internet rather than any real first hand knowledge. Further, the sources she cites are, in my opinion, not the best ones she could be using. I would venture a guess that she didn't know anything about snake keeping prior to writing this book. Other info in the book is downright wrong such as when she says that probing a snake (to determine sex) is "not always conclusive"; in fact this is the only conclusive way to sex a snake. In general, I found that the book skipped around on subjects too much and seems to be written more for younger readers.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: THE SIGMA PROJECT is a novel written by Dr.Frederick Stern, a physician in Seattle. This is an incredible page turner, complete with conspiracy, murder and diabolical plots. It concerns the medical profession and research. This book will keep you on th edge of your seat, so to speak and you will be sorry when it ends because it was SO GOOD! (Dr. Stern is working on a new novel.)
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Summary: The Sigma Project
Review: THE SIGMA PROJECT is a novel written by Dr.Frederick Stern, a physician in Seattle. This is an incredible page turner, complete with conspiracy, murder and diabolical plots. It concerns the medical profession and research. This book will keep you on th edge of your seat, so to speak and you will be sorry when it ends because it was SO GOOD! (Dr. Stern is working on a new novel.)
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Summary: incredibly interesting book
Review: This book was unbelievably interesting. I only expected to just look at it quickly but found myself looking at every page, and finding something that was like "wow' on every one of them. There were a lot of short articles on many subjects and they were written in a fun and light manner and were really easy to read. Some of it made me laugh, and I learned a lot about snakes in general, for example, their mating habits, and about dangerous snakes, (lots of great stuff on that) and rattlesnake facts and all kinds of things I've never seen in other books. The author seems to have gotten lots of tips for owners from snake owner newsgroups or mailing lists of people who owned snakes because I found a lot of very practical stuff on how to keep snakes, and what to do about mites, and how to handle neighbors who hate snakes, and feeding snakes and terrariums and traveling outside with a snake all from people who had snakes. If the author wrote another book on this subject I'd buy it in a second but for the time being, this is the best book I've ever seen on snakes. I will keep it always because I like snakes.
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Summary: incredibly interesting book
Review: This book was unbelievably interesting. I only expected to just look at it quickly but found myself looking at every page, and finding something that was like "wow' on every one of them. There were a lot of short articles on many subjects and they were written in a fun and light manner and were really easy to read. Some of it made me laugh, and I learned a lot about snakes in general, for example, their mating habits, and about dangerous snakes, (lots of great stuff on that) and rattlesnake facts and all kinds of things I've never seen in other books. The author seems to have gotten lots of tips for owners from snake owner newsgroups or mailing lists of people who owned snakes because I found a lot of very practical stuff on how to keep snakes, and what to do about mites, and how to handle neighbors who hate snakes, and feeding snakes and terrariums and traveling outside with a snake all from people who had snakes. If the author wrote another book on this subject I'd buy it in a second but for the time being, this is the best book I've ever seen on snakes. I will keep it always because I like snakes.
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Summary: A little corny with the comedy but somewhat informative.
Review: This was an informative book on raising boas. Maybe the author tried too hard to make it enjoyable by using silly jokes after almost every paragraph. I thought it to be somewhat amusing at first, but after several pages when I saw a pun or joke coming I tried my best to skip it. Still yet, I am happy to have read this book and would recommend it for novice herpoculturists.
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Summary: A "must have" for snake keepers or potential snake keepers
Review: Ths is a fun book to read if you have any interest in snakes, and a vital part of your library if you keep snakes, or contemplate keeping them. There are lots of "how I do it" tips from experienced snake owners that aren't found in most other snake care books, such as how to safely transport your snake with you in a car, or how to keep your snake cage cool during a heat wave. These helpful hints and fascinating facts are written in a lively manner, with a lot of humor. While the sections are short so you can consider it "bite-sized" reading, I found it hard to put the book down before the last page.
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