1. By Jace

2. Snakes Lunch………………………………..…2 What Do Snakes Do?….……………………6 How Do Snakes Move?.……………………8 Snake Poem…………….…..………………….10 Table of Contents…………………………….11 References……………....………………………12

3. Snakes need energy from food to survive. They eat rats, rabbits, and eggs. 2

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7. Some snakes have as many as 1,000 bones. A snake is a reptile with stretchy skin between its scales. 6

8. Snakes can have more than two hundred sharp teeth called fangs. Snakes molt. 7

9. Snakes use scutes to move. A sidewinder moves forward by tossing its body sideways. 8

10. Some snakes jump of branches and flatten their bodies so they’ll fall safely. 9

11. S idewinders sling their bodies sideways to move on the desert floor, N ot blinking when a distraction happens. A nacondas squeeze their enemies until they stop breathing. K een sense of smell from their tongue to help them track food. E ggs are not protected by all snakes. 10

12. Molt-A snake hits its nose against a rock then slithers out of its old skin. Reptile-An animal that has dry scales and tough skin. The environment alters a reptile’s temperature. Scutes-Snakes have large scales on their belly that help them move. 11

13. Amazing Snakes by Sarah L. Thomson Anacondas by Colleen Sexton National Geographic for Kids: Snakes! By Melissa Stewart 12