Laurence M. Klauber's magnum opus,Rattlesnakes, was first published in 1956. The second edition of this classical study of rattlesnakes contains much new material and the references have been brought up-to-date. This is the most outstanding book ever published about rattlesnakes. Indeed, few books about animals of medical importance contain the breadth or depth of knowledge about the subject found in Klauber's book. Rattlesnakesis a book that should appeal to physicians who treat venomous snakebites, to amateur and professional herpetologists, to nature lovers, and to researchers who work with animal venoms. There is a detailed discussion of rattlesnakes' fangs, venom glands, and venoms, as well as an account of the ecological distribution of rattlesnakes, snakebite statistics, the symptoms and aftereffects of the bite, and snakebite treatment. It is unfortunate that recent references about snakebite treatment were not incorporated into the text of the book, owing to Mr. Klauber's untimely
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Henry M. Parrish (1973) studied this question.