A snake has no legs.
Wide, flat scales on its belly grip the ground.
A snake uses its tongue to smell.
A snake has no eyelids, so it can not blink.
A snake lies in the sun to get warm.
A green tree python is green. Its color blends in with leaves.
Some snakes eat other snakes. The king cobra eats mostly snakes.
Some snakes wrap their coils around food and squeeze.
A python mother coils around her eggs and stays.
Anacondas spend most of their time in the water.
Words to know
- scales: small skin plates
- coils: loops of body
- tongue: mouth part
- eyelids: skin that blinks
