A Guide to the Dangerous Snakes of Papua

TitleA Guide to the Dangerous Snakes of Papua
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1956
AuthorsSlater, KR
EditionFirst
Number of Pages18
PublisherGovernment Printer
CityPort Moresby
Accession NumberPR0001064
Abstract

Identifying characteristics of snakes; only deals with the six important venomous snakes - Papuan taipan, Papuan. black snake, death adder, eastern brown snake, Papuan whip snake and the mulga snake; key to the identification of each snake; comments about the behaviour, distribution and a black and white photograph of each snake; first aid treatment of snake bite.