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SSSSnakes!

SSsssay now…what’ssss that ssssound I hear??? Hissing you sssssay? Well, that meanssss there is a ssssnake ssssomewhere. 

Cool Snake Facts

  • Snakes are found on all areas of the world except the north and south poles, even in the water.
  • They don’t have any arms or legs, so that means they move by wriggling their bodies back and forth (what we call slithering)
  • Snakes are cold blooded which means they don’t generate their own heat
  • There are over 2500 kinds of snakes ranging from really long (32 ft) to really short (4 inches) and everywhere in between
  • They shed their skin
  • They smell with their tongues
  • Some use venom to paralyze their dinner, others constrict around their dinner and cut off its air supply.
Green Snake

Green Snake

Python

Python

Sea Snake

Sea Snake

Garter Snake

Garter Snake

Snake Craft Supplies:

  • Paint (colors your choice)
  • 8 Toilet Paper Tubes
  • Ribbon (color your choice)
  • Scissors
  • Stapler
  • Googlie Eyes x2
  • Glue

Directions:

Step One: Paint your toilet paper tubes and let them dry.

Paint your toilet paper tubes and let them dry.

Step Two: Lay the toilet paper tubes end to end and cut a ribbon a little longer than the tubes as the extra will serve as the snake’s tongue.

Lay the toilet paper tubes end to end and cut a ribbon a little longer than the tubes as the extra will serve as the snake’s tongue.
Lay the toilet paper tubes end to end and cut a ribbon a little longer than the tubes as the extra will serve as the snake’s tongue.

Step 3: Take one of the toilet paper tubes and staple it to one end of the ribbon (this is the tail end of your snake).

Take one of the toilet paper tubes and staple it to one end of the ribbon (this is the tail end of your snake).

Step 4: Thread the rest of the tubes on the ribbon.

Step 5: Leaving the extra ribbon at visible, staple the last toilet paper tube to the ribbon

Leaving the extra ribbon at visible, staple the last toilet paper tube to the ribbon

Step 6: Glue on your googlie eyes

Glue on your googlie eyes

Step 7: Enjoy your snake!

Check Out These Cool Snake Books

Snakes Slither and Hiss by Fiona Lock

Snakes Slither and Hiss by Fiona Lock

Introduces readers to a number of different species of snakes, their appearances, and behavior patterns.

Awesome Snake Science: 40 Activities for Learning About Snakes by Cindy Blobaum

Awesome Snake Science: 40 Activities for Learning About Snakes by Cindy Blobaum

Discusses the various types of snakes found around the world, and offers games, activities, and experiments for hand-on learning.

Garter Snakes by Elizabeth Raum

Garter Snakes by Elizabeth Raum

Explains garter snakes including what they eat, where they live, and information about their life cycle and interaction with humans.

The Best Book of Snakes by Christiane Gunzi

The Best Book of Snakes by Christiane Gunzi

Explains garter snakes including what they eat, where they live, and information about their life cycle and interaction with humans.

Python by Daisy Allyn

Python by Daisy Allyn

An introduction to the characteristics and behavior of the python snake.

Snakes Biggest! Littlest! by Sandra Markle

Snakes Biggest! Littlest! by Sandra Markle

Introduces snakes from around the world discussing their physical characteristics and behavior. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

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