Dangerous Wildlife in California & Nevada: A Guide to Safe Encounters at Home and in the Wild

Do you feel safe in the woods? At the beach? In the backyard? At home? In clear and precise language, this meticulously researched reference describes which creatures and plants can cause you harm -- and when, why, and how to avoid them. Most valuable of all, readers will understand what medical risks they present and how best to respond to a hostile encounter.Bees, bears, sharks, snakes, spiders, mosquitoes, lizards, lice, poison ivy, ticks, fleas, elk, alligators, and more -- if they are in the vicinity, they are in this publication.A finely illustrated field guide, a natural history narrative, and an outdoor emergency medical manual rolled into one, Dangerous Wildlife provides regular doses of humor along with the serious advice. After all, part of dealing with potentially dangerous wildlife is getting over our instinctive fears, relaxing while remaining alert, and ultimately better understanding our natural world.Armed with this guide, readers will enjoy the informed confidence of someone who knows exactly what goes bump in the night, what it wants, and how fast it can run.Are there cougars in the mountains or sharks in the seas? How much do outdoor enthusiasts know about nature's hazards in the western states? Dangerous Wildlife in California and Nevada is the ultimate answer book.