This is an excellent introductory book for learning about poisonous and venomous marine organisms. It's very basic, but is a great starting point for further learning. Rather than discussing each individual species the book is broken into sections discussing different classifications of organisms. There is an overview of the general identifying characteristics of the animals with that category, a discussion of what type of toxin that organism employs, effects and various stages, and recommended treatments in the event of injury.



Each chapter section is accompanied by a line drawing, some of which are excellent, others are, well, less so. If I were to change one thing it would be the illustrations.



This would be a good reference book for someone just learning about marine life, a casual snorkeler, or someone learning to scuba dive.