Librarian Resources
Venomous Snakes of the Southeast
Poster
Dr. Steve Johnson of the University of Florida / IFAS Plant City Campus, has recently produced an educational poster entitled “Venomous Snakes of the Southeast”, which is available in both English and Spanish. This poster uses a combination of watercolor illustrations, line drawings, maps, and text to decribe the six venomous snake species and their look-alikes, where you might find them, and how to recognize a venomous snake. The poster also gives tips for responding to snakebite emergencies -- what you should and should NOT do in case of venomous snakebite.
Follow this link to see the Venomous Snakes of the Southeast poster (3MB pdf)
CD/DVD Set
We have also collaborated with the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Knowledge Network to produce an educational video geared predominantly toward teaching educators about venomous snake safety and equipping them to pass this information on to others. Finally, we have produced a number of educational “fact sheets” on snake identification and safety in schoolyards and residential areas, available through the University of Florida’s Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS) at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_A23708620
Bring Venomous Snakes of the Southeast to your library by requesting these materials and hosting your own "Snake Week"
We are offering free copies of the poster and free CD/DVD sets (free educational documents on CD, and the FKN program on DVD) to libraries throughout the southeastern US, available upon request. This year, we have not designated a specific date for "Snake Week". Ideally, each library or library system will designate their own "snake week", during which librarians will display these posters along with our educational documens and various books about snakes for readers of all ages, in both English and Spanish (when appropriate). In addition, the DVD and PowerPoint presentations can be used for special programs. This use of these materials would not only meet our goal of conservation through education, but would also address our mutual goal of stimulating interest in these reading materials.
To request your "Snake Week" materials, please email Monica McGarrity at monicaem@ufl.edu with the following information:
Your Name
Library Name
Library Mailing Address
Contact Information -- Email address and telephone numberPlease specify which of the following materials you would like to receive:
Venomous Snakes of the Southeast -- English Poster
Serpientes Venenosas del Sureste de los EEUU - Spanish Poster
Educational Documents on CD with Snakes Alive! Educational DVDThese materials are offered free of charge to libraries throughout the Southeast.
Please note – Posters and CD/DVD sets must be mailed separately in order to ensure that they arrive in good condition. Orders will be filled within 1-2 weeks of receipt, and will be shipped by USPS.
Recommended Reading
Here are a few great books you might want to include in your Snake Week reading.
Non-Fiction
Snakes of the Southeast
by J. Whitfield Gibbons, Michael E. Dorcas
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date: May 2005
ISBN-13: 9780820326528
Snakes of North America: Eastern and Central Regions
by Alan Tennant, Gerard T. Salmon, Richard B. King
Publisher: Lone Star Books
Pub. Date: July 2003
ISBN-13: 9781589070035
Florida's Fabulous Reptiles and Amphibians
by Winston Williams, Peter Carmichael
Publisher: World Publications FL
Pub. Date: October 1991
ISBN-13: 9780911977110
Just for Kids
Why Do Snakes Hiss?: And Other Questions about Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles
by Joan Holub, Anna Divito (Illustrator)
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date: September 2004
ISBN-13: 9780142401057
Age Range: 5 to 7
Smithsonian Answer Book: Snakes
by George R. Zug, Carl H. Ernst, Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Pope Bartlett
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Pub. Date: September 2004
ISBN-13: 9781588341143
Snake Scientist
by Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop (Photographer)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date: February 2001
ISBN-13: 9780618111190
Age Range: 8 to 12
Rikki Tikki Tavi Moves In
by Diane Namm, Rudyard Kipling, Jim Madsen (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date: May 2006
ISBN-13: 9781402732898
Age Range: 5 to 7
Spanish Language
Las Serpientes
by Donna Bailey
Publisher: Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date: January 1992
ISBN-13: 9780811426572
Age Range: 6 to 9
Es Mejor Dejar En Paz a Las Serpientes
by Allan Fowler
Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing
Pub. Date: October 1992
ISBN-13: 9780516549262
Age Range: 5 to 7
Manual Practico Sobre Serpientes
by Raul Leonardo Carman
Publisher: Vazquez Mazzini
Pub. Date: December 2004
ISBN-13: 9789879132104