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INTRODUCTION How to use this guide

This booklet is intended to help Arkansans identify
venomous and nonvenomous snakes in The
Natural State. Each species account includes a color
photograph, common and scientific names, a range
map, and descriptions of color, pattern, size, habitats,
habits, activity periods, reproduction, foods and unique
behaviors.
Sections about snakebite prevention and treatment,
and facts about snakes are included to help answer
common questions.
On the opposite page is a list of Arkansas
herpetologists (people who study amphibians and
reptiles) who can provide assistance in your neck of
the woods.

Suggested reading
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas. S.E. Trauth,
H.W. Robison and M.V. Plummer. University of
Arkansas Press, 2004.
A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern
and Central North America. Third edition expanded
Peterson Field Guide Series. R. Conant and J.T. Collins.
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998.

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