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Explains the anatomical features of snakes, their methods of locomotion, hunting characteristics, and behavior.

Discusses snakes' diet, locomotion, reproduction, respiration, etc.

Includes many fascinating facts and records about the world of snakes, featuring photographs, detailed illustrations and suggested Web site addresses.

Despite his mother's warning not to wander away, a small, green snake wiggles away to investigate a new sound from across the garden wall.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the common garter snake.

"It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going to the zoo to learn all about snakes. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning about these slithery creatures."--

Clear color photos accompany an informative text in this easy reader. Habitats, physiology, hunting patterns, and prey are touched on, as is the snake's place in the animal kingdom and the effect human development has on these slithery reptiles. Similar in reading level to Lucille Recht Penner's more informative S-S-Snakes! (Random, 1994) and Patricia Lauber's nicely crafted Snakes Are Hunters (HarperCollins, 1989), this book will help fill the incessant...

Discusses the work of Bob Mason and his efforts to study and protect snakes, particularly red-sided garter snakes.

The subject of this narrative is the generic snake. Intended for amateur herpetologists and general naturalists the work treats the origin, evolution and classification of snakes and then discusses morphology and function, how and where snakes live (habitat, adaptations and world patterns), feeding, defense, and reproduction. A chapter deals with the relationships of snakes and humans, and there are sections on taxonomy and classification with minimum...

Learn all about rattlesnakes: their skin, how they move around, how they sense things, their poison, and how they hunt. Includes a section on how to be careful in rattlesnake country.