A Pocket Guide to Kansas Snakes |
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The information you
will find within This informative booklet was underwritten by the Kansas Chickadee Checkoff Program and the Westar Energy Green Team, and published by the Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center. The co-authors were Joe Collins and Suzanne L. Collins. Photos are by Suzanne L. Collins & Bob Gress. Range maps are by Jim Mason. Joe Collins is the state’s most prolific author about Kansas wildlife. His titles include Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas (three editions), Fishes in Kansas (two editions with Frank B. Cross), Turtles in Kansas (with Janalee Caldwell), Natural Kansas, Kansas Wildlife (with Suzanne L. Collins, Bob Gress and Gerald J. Wiens) and Kansas Wetlands: A Wildlife Treasury (with Suzanne L. Collins and Bob Gress). He also edited Mammals in Kansas and Birds in Kansas (two volumes) and co-authored the Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America (two editions). He is the author of 13 other books on wildlife and is the Director of The Center for North American Herpetology, a non-profit foundation based in Lawrence, Kansas. Suzanne L. Collins' photographs have graced the pages of many books, including Natural Kansas, Kansas Wildlife, Kansas Wetlands: A Wildlife Treasury, the Peterson Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants and the Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Bob Gress is the Director of the Great Plains Nature Center and Editor for this Pocket Guide series. His photographs have appeared in a wide variety of magazines and in more than 20 books, including Faces of the Great Plains: Prairie Wildlife, Kansas Wildlife, Watching Kansas Wildlife: A Guide to 101 Sites, Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas and The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. The purpose of the Pocket Guide and the Snake's Burrow is to promote greater understanding and awareness of these unique animals and their importance to the Kansas environment. |
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The Great Plains Nature Center is a cooperative
project between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Department of Wildlife and
Parks and the City of Wichita Department of Park and Recreation. The nature center
features the 