Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean

About this book

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 kayakersanyone who spends time in the Florida outdoors.