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Colleen Sexton

With threatening hoods and fangs full of venom, cobras are powerful predators able to paralyze their prey and swallow it whole. Find out how cobras look, where cobras live, and the way they fool predators.

Dana Fleming

Bellwether Media

Snakes Alive

Cobras

Ellen Frazel

Did you know that a krait’s venom is 16 times more dangerous than a cobra’s? Found throughout Asia, kraits slither in grasslands and jungles, paralyzing prey with their venom. 

Eager readers will explore this deadly snake’s physical characteristics, learn about how it eats other snakes, and discover much more in this fun title.

Kraits: Blastoff! Readers: Level 3

Cottonmouths are named after the white color inside of their mouths. They open their mouths wide to threaten predators that get too close! Readers will discover where cottonmouths live, what they eat, and why they can be very dangerous!

Cottonmouths

These venomous snakes get their name from the tiger stripes on their long bodies. Most common in Australia, tiger snakes live in coastal areas, wetlands, and creeks. 

Discover more about this snake’s habitat, deadly venom, and other unique features.

Tiger Snakes: Blastoff! Readers: Level 3

Known for its fierce attitude, the bull snake is very defensive when threatened. Its main method of defense is to move its tail quickly in leaves and flatten its head so it looks like a rattlesnake. 

Read more about the bull snake’s amazing rattlesnake impression and other methods of intimidation in this exciting book!

Bull Snakes: Blastoff! Readers: Level 3

Living in parts of the Eastern United States, copperheads are named after the orange-brown color of their bodies. Students will learn about the diet, habitats, and physical characteristics of these poisonous snakes.

Copperheads

Sea snakes are skilled underwater breathers able to spit out stored saltwater with their tongues. Kids will learn what these ocean creatures look like, how they swim and thrive in water, and how they hunt near the ocean floor.

Sea Snakes

Weighing in at more than 400 pounds, anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes! This book explores how these massive creatures look, where they live, and the way they stalk prey.

Anacondas

Constantly growing, rattlesnakes are often shedding their skin and gaining new rattles on their tail. Discover what these noisy creatures look like, the places they dwell, and how they strike unsuspecting prey.

Rattlesnakes

Reaching speeds of up to 12 miles per hour, mambas are considered the world’s fastest snakes. Readers will see what mambas look like, where they call home, and why they are one of the deadliest snakes in the world.

Mambas

Pythons can measure up to 30 feet long! Students will explore how pythons look, the environments in which they live, how they use senses to track prey, and how they can swallow large animals whole!

Pythons

One of the most common snakes in the world, the adder is the only snake to live in the Arctic Circle. Burrowing away in winter and basking in the spring sun, adders make their homes in woodlands, mountains, and other areas. 

Young readers will learn all about the adder’s physical characteristics, venomous bite, and hunting methods.

Adders: Blastoff! Readers: Level 3

Sidewinders leave J-shaped tracks when they slither through the deserts of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. Students will learn why sidewinders leave such tracks, what sidewinders eat, and how these poisonous snakes stay safe in the wide-open desert.

Sidewinders

Boa constrictors slither around smelling for prey with their forked tongues. Eager students will learn what these fierce hunters look like, where they can be found, and how they use their coils to kill.

Snakes Alive - The book series

Snakes Alive - The book series

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