Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean
- ISBN-10
- 1561641111
- ISBN-13
- 9781561641116
- Category
- Animal toxins
- Pages
- 315
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pineapple Press Inc
- Author
- David W. Nellis
Description
-- By identifying dangerous organisms, this book makes life safer for those who encounter the exuberant diversity of nature in the American tropics -- Part One illustrates and describes each poisonous plant and animal in a nontechnical manner -- Part Two provides in-depth information of the toxins, symptoms, and treatments presently recorded in the scientific literature, as well as beneficial uses and folklore -- A must for campers, hikers, bicyclists, kayakers -- anyone who spends time in the Florida outdoors
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