Introduces the spitting cobra, which in spite of its common name spreads its venom by spraying, and describes its habitat, appearance, and habits.

If the phrase “red on yellow will kill a fellow” means something to you, you’re in good standing; you know an important life-saving fact about deadly coral snakes. Many other snakes look much like them, but only the coral snake has red bands between yellow bands. Captivating text in English and Latin-American Spanish, paired with vibrant photographs of these colorful creatures, takes English language learners into the wild for a close-up view of this venomous serpent.

Describes the spotting cobra, its distinctive habits, food, reproduction, and habitat.

Did you know that some cobras can spray their venom up to 10 feet and hit an enemy in the eyes? However, spitting cobras don’t actually spit their venom. They spray it out of tiny holes in their fangs. They use this unique talent to chase away much larger predators. English language learners will be amazed by the close-up photographs of one of the craziest snakes on Earth. Thrilling facts translated from English into standard Latin American Spanish make this a great bilingual resource.

Learn about venomous snakes and other poisonous animals.

"Engaging images accompany information about spitting cobras. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7."--

This checklist provides alphabetical lists of the species of fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES in order to help the CITES Management and Scientific Authorities, Customs officials, and all others involved in implementing and enforcing the Convention.

Hardbound. This dictionary provides information on animal species and terminology concerning hunting and wildlife management. Basic to the whole book is a concern for reconciling hunting and wildlife conservation, the former being viewed as the wise exploitation of a valuable natural resource compatible with the practice of an enjoyable field sport, and the latter being viewed as active conservation as opposed to static preservation.The first part includes lists of animal species (and subspecies) which can be considered game in a wide sense, i.e. not only those which are the object of direct exploitation by shooting or other forms of hunting, but also species of interest from the point of view of wildlife conservation in general, biological equilibrium or tourism (1,800 entries). These lists are arranged in systematic order for each main region of the world, including the oceans (sea mammals and sea-birds).The second part of the dictionary present

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