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Snake
* All snakes are active hunters, using a variety of methods to kill their prey
  - aggressive
  - capable of swimming and live in a variety of habitats
* All snakes are carnivores but some snakes only eat eggs
  - which means they eat other living things
  - carnivores, that is, they eat other animals rather than plants
* All snakes are carnivorous and eat small animals, birds, eggs, fish, and insects
  - predators
  - conivorous, which means thay all eat meet
  - deaf
  - good swimmers, but only real sea snakes live their whole lives in the ocean
* All snakes are meat eaters and all have developed clever ways to catch and kill other animals
* All snakes are predators, and many are fussy eaters
  - are particular about what they eat
  - eating meat only
  - susceptible to thermal burns
  - venomous
  - vertebrates
* All snakes can drink water, climb, and bite
  - un-hinge their jaw so they can swallow prey whole
  - eat meat and are highly specialized for acquiring their food
* All snakes eat other animals and are classified as carnivorous
  - animals,some snakes are venomous
  - relatively large prey, whole
* All snakes have a simple form a head, long body, and tail
  - special forked tongue to find out all types of information
  - teeth, but only venomous snakes have fangs
  - to eat live prey
  - lack an epididymis, which is present in other species of reptiles
  - molt losing their skin in one piece while lizards lose their skin in multiple pieces
* All snakes shed their outer layer of skin periodically as they grow
  - skins
  - swallow their prey whole
* Any snake is capable of biting
  - released into the wild can have devastating effects on native animals
* Can be very aggressive.
* Every snake has a head, body, and tail, and there are a wide variety of snakes.
* Many Snakes are fond of the water and are truly amphibious
  - snakes also eat eggs
* Many snakes are able to give birth to live young while at sea
  - excellent swimmers as well
  - ovivores
  - top-level predators
  - constrict prey to kill it before swallowing it
  - defecate after a successful shed, or consume large quantities of water
* Many snakes eat fish, fresh or frozen, which can also be purchased
  - rats and mice
  - feed on tadpoles, adult frogs and invertebrates found in and around ponds
* Many snakes have scars on the tail from rodent bites
  - startling color patterns naturally
  - hibernate in burrows dug by other animals
  - kill birds in the tropics
  - lay eggs, but about a third of the species in Maryland bear live young
  - make good pets because they are quite docile, easy to hold, and easy to care for
  - only eat live food, and pet store mice are a common food item
  - produce a fowl odor from a scent gland near their tail as a defense against predators
  - seek shelter from the winter weather by holding up in dens
* Most snakes accept pre-killed items as well as live ones
  - also enjoy sunning themselves sometimes
  - are active during the day
* Most snakes are descended from marine reptiles
  - evolved from ancestors
  - found in tropical regions
  - harmless and help to control rodents which damage crops
  - inactive and hide for protection
  - nocturnal because of their hunting habits
  - non-poisonous
  - oviparous
  - particularly sensitive to sudden moves and rough contact
* Most snakes avoid people
  - become predators
* Most snakes belong to families
  - genus
  - bury eggs
* Most snakes capture aquatic prey
  - catch food
* Most snakes come from eggs
  - out of hibernation
* Most snakes consume animals
  - crawl out of skin
  - cross deserts
* Most snakes depend on food
  - detect sound
* Most snakes do fine at room temperature
  - very well in a simple cage
* Most snakes eat animals
  - big meals
  - bugs or rodents
  - centipedes
  - earthworms
* Most snakes eat large meals
  - rodents, frogs, insects, or other snakes
  - spiders
* Most snakes emerge from burrows
  - emit pheromone
* Most snakes enter burrows
  - dormant states
* Most snakes excrete liquid waste
* Most snakes exist in adjacent areas
  - expend energy
* Most snakes feed about once a week on mice, rats and other small animals
  - in grass
* Most snakes feed on amphibians
  - flesh
  - large lizards
  - live flesh
  - rats and mice and benefit mankind
  - small rodents
  - feel vibration
* Most snakes find food
  - places
* Most snakes follow prey
  - scent trails
* Most snakes get a bad rap because a few species are poisonous
  - heat
* Most snakes give birth to offspring
  - go to holes
  - grab prey
* Most snakes handle large prey
* Most snakes has-part glands
  - lids
  - mouths
  - tongues
  - hatch or are born in late summer
* Most snakes have ability
  - backbones
  - beautiful patterns
  - behaviour
  - bellies
  - broad flat heads
  - diameters
* Most snakes have distinct color patterns
  - distribution
  - dry skin
* Most snakes have either only one lung, or in some cases two, with one very reduced in size
  - lung, or in some cases, two, with one much reduced in size
* Most snakes have elliptical pupils
  - eyes
  - flexible jaws
  - heal ability
  - hearts
  - jaws that can open wider than their heads so that they can swallow larger prey
  - legs until they shed their first skin
  - length
  - metabolism
  - organs
  - prehensile tails
  - reddish skin
  - relatively poor vision, perceiving only motion, light and darkness
  - round heads
  - senses
  - sensory organs
  - sharp senses
* Most snakes have similar color patterns
  - slow metabolism
  - strike appearances
  - tendencies
  - the ability to flatten their heads, which gives it a triangular appearance
  - tips
  - total length
  - triangular heads
  - yellow bellies
  - hear sound
* Most snakes help ecosystems
* Most snakes hibernate during winter months
* Most snakes hide in grass
  - house themselves in old burrows made by rodents and other animals
* Most snakes inject enough venom
  - insert tongues
* Most snakes kill animals
  - lack movable eyelids
* Most snakes lay eggs, but some give birth to living young
  - leave burrows
  - live as solitary animals, and many rattlesnakes follow that same course
* Most snakes live for many months
* Most snakes live in areas
  - climates
  - different environments
  - fields
  - gardens
  - mountain terrains
  - rain forest areas
  - ranges
* Most snakes live near frog habitats
  - on grassland
  - locate prey
* Most snakes look like snakes
* Most snakes love heat
* Most snakes maintain body temperature
* Most snakes make eggs
  - secretion
  - swish sound
  - mate in the spring after they emerge from hibernation
* Most snakes move to areas
  - shade areas
  - sides
  - occupy diverse habitats
* Most snakes occur in habitats
  - play in grass
  - pose threats
* Most snakes possess glands
  - mild venom
  - saliva
  - prefer habitats
* Most snakes produce sound
* Most snakes reach body size
* Most snakes receive genes
  - sunlight
* Most snakes regulate body temperature
* Most snakes rely on locomotion
  - smell
* Most snakes require food
  - proteins
  - resemble lizards
* Most snakes seek out mates
  - seen in and around ponds are nonpoisonous water snakes
  - seize rabbits
* Most snakes shed layers
  - outer skin
  - simply swallow their prey whole
  - sit in places
  - sold as pets are easy to handle and usually non-aggressive
  - steal food
* Most snakes survive conditions
  - environmental conditions
* Most snakes survive extreme conditions
  - swallow their prey alive
  - take breaths
* Most snakes thrive in environments
  - vary habitats
  - wetland
  - try to flee when threatened
* Most snakes use blunt tails
  - egg teeth
  - holes dug by other animals, or cavities left by rotting tree roots, for shelter
  - specialized belly scales, which grip surfaces, to move
  - vary in color
* Most snakes wait for mice
  - weigh pounds
  - wobble and make a crooked trail when and wherever they crawl
* Some snakes absorb calcium
  - actively chase prey while others use stealth to ambush their unsuspecting victims
  - also have teeth
* Some snakes are a bit sensitive about being handled soon after they have eaten
  - able to unhinge their jaws
  - blind
  - capable of detecting body heat of prey items
* Some snakes are classified in families
  - taxonomic families
  - constrictors
* Some snakes are descended from lizards
  - marine lizards
  - harmless but some are deadly e.g.,the cobra, krait and rat snake
  - inside bushes
  - killed by victims
  - known as animals
  - located at nature
* Some snakes are located in caves
* Some snakes are located on ecosystems
  - roads
  - poisonous, or venomous, such as the rattle snake, cobra, and eastern green mamba
  - quite rare and are protected species
  - rare, endangered and protected by law
  - really a pain to feed, such as eyelash vipers
  - terribly poisonous
  - vegetarians
* Some snakes are venomous and can inject venom containing toxins as they bite
  - but are only dangerous to certain types of animals
  - venomous, meaning that they can inject poison into the bloodstream through a bite
  - avoid men
* Some snakes become dead prey
  - keepers
* Some snakes bite hands
  - own tails
  - brood their eggs
  - burrow into earth
* Some snakes can go as long as six months without a good meal
  - spray a foul smelling musk to ward off enemies
  - swallow animals almost as large as they are
  - capture animals
  - carry parasites
* Some snakes cause damage
  - death
  - extinction
  - serious problems
  - tissue damage
  - come from forests
* Some snakes consume individuals
  - several individuals
  - create friction
* Some snakes cross grassland
  - paths
  - depend on nature
* Some snakes destroy amphibians
  - develop resistance
  - display distinct food preferences
  - do have traces of hind limbs, or spurs
* Some snakes eat american toads
  - banana slugs
  - bronze frogs
  - bullfrog tadpoles
  - bullfrogs
  - chickens
  - echidnas
  - frogs, other snakes, fish, or snails
  - grind squirrels
  - insectivorous birds
  - meerkat pups
  - mongeese
  - salamanders
* Some snakes eat small fish
  - stoats
  - wildlife
  - emerge from dens
* Some snakes enter dormancy
  - seawater
  - feast on lizards
* Some snakes feed on animals
  - follow people
* Some snakes give birth to live babies, while other snakes lay eggs
  - young, while others lay eggs from which the young hatch later
  - pythons
  - go dormant during winter
* Some snakes go into dormant states
* Some snakes has-part fangs
* Some snakes have a venomous bite
  - appendages
  - bands
  - bats
  - cloacas
  - diets
  - differences
  - distinct mechanisms
  - fangs that contain venom, a sure fire way to quickly kill victims
  - immunity
  - lateral stripes
  - leg bones
  - lungs
  - majorities
  - mites
  - mouse rats
  - necks
* Some snakes have only one lung
  - well-developed right lung, and one rudimentary left lung or no left lung
  - pelvic bones
  - penises
  - pits
  - reputations
  - right lungs
  - significant differences
  - smooth scales on their back and keeled scales on another part of their body
  - stingers in their tails
  - venom that causes severe shock and rapid death
  - hear through their tongues
  - help populations
* Some snakes hibernate for months
  - several months
  - in winter
* Some snakes hide in burrows
  - hunt their prey using body heat
  - incubate their eggs by coiling their bodies on the nest of eggs and shivering
  - inhabit wood
  - inject venom into an animal to kill it
  - invade gardens
* Some snakes kill boys
  - children
  - cobras
  - fathers
  - horses
  - king cobras
  - own fathers
  - their prey by constricting, others with venom
  - trees
* Some snakes lay eggs but rattlesnake babies are born live
  - while others produce live young
  - eggs, and other snakes give live birth to their offspring
  - lie on the ground and play dead until an attacker goes away
  - lift fangs
  - live at zoos
* Some snakes live in Alabama
  - Australia
  - Connecticut
  - Florida
  - Honduras
  - Massachusetts
  - Texas
  - barns
  - creeks
  - jungle
  - leaves
  - litter
  - rivers
  - swamp
  - waterways
  - woodlands
* Some snakes live on ground
  - islands
  - prairie
  - look like legless lizards
* Some snakes make noise
  - mate in springs
  - migrate
  - mimic the color and pattern of venomous snakes
* Some snakes occur in Australia
  - tropical areas
  - play games
* Some snakes play important environmental roles
* Some snakes play in ecosystems
  - wildernesses
* Some snakes possess fangs
  - large fangs
* Some snakes prefer islands
  - prey on snakes
* Some snakes prey upon snakes
* Some snakes produce chemicals
  - rattle noise
  - raise heads
* Some snakes reach ages
  - metres
  - reproductive maturity
  - sexual maturity
  - reproduce by laying eggs while other species give birth to live young
* Some snakes require diets
  - high humidity
  - rest on islands
  - rub noses
  - see light
* Some snakes seek mates
  - out shades
  - refuge on higher ground or vegetation during floods
* Some snakes seize animals
* Some snakes serve as prey
  - various functions
  - simply refuse to eat anything other than live prey
  - sit in sand
  - spread necks
* Some snakes stay under water
  - within a very limited area
  - still have vestigial leg structures and look how long they've had
* Some snakes strike and release their prey
  - prey animals
* Some snakes threaten goats
  - livestock
* Some snakes thrive in deserts
* Some snakes use friction
  - movement
* Some snakes utilize spots
  - wait for animals
* Some snakes watch chickens
* Stay behind rocks and logs and under bushes and leaves.
* accumulate fat in fall to prepare for hibernation.
* actually mate by coiling the ends of their tails around each other.
* also are prime vole predators
  - find shelter under scrap metal, wood piles, trash, and other debris
  - grow fast
* also have a ZW system, but again it different chromosome with different genes
  - tendency to exaggerate and tell lies
  - lack external ear openings
  - live on the prairie
  - smell in a very different way than mammals
  - symbolizes cycle of life and death
  - use the entrance to the cave, especially in hot summer months
  - vary in escape behavior
* ambush prey.
* are a deadly menace to sheep
  - fascinating species, found on every continent and in almost every kind of habitat
  - good pet choice for people with allergies
  - major predator of birds overseas
  - much maligned creature with many myths surrounding it
  - particular hazard in shallow shafts and shafts with near-surface work levels
  - small part of the ecosystem surrounding Dryden
  - symbol of spiritual potency in some parts of the world, but demonic to others
  - active at night in hot weather, so use a flashlight and wear shoes
  - adept at climbing most short poles to rob nests
* are also abundant at certain places and are also harvested for food
  - beneficial to man in many ways
  - food for other birds and animals
  - part of Australian country life -normal caution is recommended when visiting
  - sensitive to vibrations and have reasonably good vision
  - slinky, but most people like their pets to have feet and fur
  - symbolic of change and healing
* are among the many creatures that play a critical role in the natural world
  - most recently evolved of the main reptile lineages alive today
  - an essential component of Pennsylvania's wildlife resources
* are an important food source for a number of other animals such as birds of prey
  - link in the food chain
* are an important part of the environment
* are an integral part of the environment
  - food web in any environment
  - animals of which people usually have strong opinions
  - another good example of mimicry
  - attracted to such areas
  - awake in the spring when they hear the first thunder
  - beneficial and necessary for a balanced ecosystem
  - capable of pets
  - carnivores only
* are carnivorous and possess many teeth which are regularly replaced
* are cold-blooded animals
* are common but in general shy
  - too
  - dangerous, but a puppy is harmless
  - deaf to airborne sounds
  - desirable because they help control rodent and insect populations
  - diapsids
  - easy to take care of
* are either male or female
  - oviparous or viviparous
  - elongate and limbless, although vestigial pelvis often present, and external ear absent
  - elongated, limbless, flexible reptiles
* are especially handy because they're long enough to reach clogs deep in the drainpipe
  - important in the control of rodents such as mice and rats
  - everywhere
* are extremely difficult to animate
  - fascinating animals, and they play an important role in our landscapes
  - fond of cow's milk
* are found in a huge range of colors, from bright to dull
  - many habitats including in the water, forests , deserts and prairies
  - geckos' main predators
* are generally shy animals who want nothing to do with people
  - solitary creatures and have little to no interest in humans
  - unpopular animals even among many nature enthusiasts
  - great stress relievers
  - immune to their own poison
* are important for keeping rodent populations in check and in turn are food for birds of prey
  - in controlling pest species, such as rodents, rabbits, and insects
  - predators in desert ecosystems
* are important to help keep the balance of nature
  - keep rodents under control
  - impressive animals that arouse a wide range of reactions among people
  - intellectuals, philosophers, and deep thinkers
  - isolated creatures when it comes to their living behaviors
  - kind of like a reptile
  - largely the quokka's only predator on the island
* are legless reptiles that live on the ground, in trees, or in water
  - legless, and rely heavily on scent rather than vision
  - like any other living creatures
  - limbless reptiles
  - limbless, most people have arms and legs
* are located in amazons
  - aquariums
  - arid areas
  - basements
  - bedrooms
  - beds
  - bibles
  - boots
  - cages
  - coils
  - countries
  - cubs
  - dessert
  - ditchs
  - gullies
  - lakes
  - meadows
  - mountains
  - nightmares
  - parks
* are located in pet shops
  - stores
  - rainforests
  - sheds
  - showers
  - sunshine
  - tattoos
  - terrariums
  - thick forests
* are located in tropical areas
  - white houses
  - wooded areas
  - woodpiles
  - worst dreams
  - long, thin, legless reptiles
  - major predators on gray catbird nestlings, as are rats, foxes, and domestic cats
  - masters of intimidation
  - members of the animal kingdom and belong to the reptile class
* are more closely related to crocodiles than they are to turtles
  - exposed, less hidden than usual
* are more likely to be non-poisonous than poisonous
  - flee a threatening situation if their stomachs are empty
* are most active at night and during warm weather
  - during warm weather months
  - in the spring, early summer and fall
  - likely to bite when harassed
  - troublesome in warm climates
  - much the same, there are many different kinds, with different needs
  - mysterious and keep their thoughts to themselves
* are notoriously good looking and conscious of their appearance
  - like to project the best image of themselves that they can
  - numerous
  - obviously fearsome creatures to many humans
* are often deemed pests
  - great thinkers and intellectuals
* are one group of wild animals that cause many problems for people just by their presence
  - long muscle
  - of nature's most efficient mousetraps, killing and eating a variety of rodent pests
* are one of the most fundamental archetypes found throughout all civilizations
  - successful desert animals
  - part of the reptile family
  - perfectly capable of recognizing non-moving prey
* are physically afraid too quickly and then become stressed
  - unable to sound bigger or warmer than they actually are
  - poikilotherms whereas foxes are homeotherms
* are predators but are also preyed on by other animals, even other snakes
  - vulnerable to hawks, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, cats and humans
  - predators, and the different species keep specialized diets
* are probably the most feared and misunderstood animal known
  - fearsome and fascinating animals on Earth
  - misunderstood, and most illogically feared creatures on the planet
  - quite vulnerable to severe injury if squeezed too tightly, especially toward the head
  - relatively common in the forest but are usually picked out only with a trained eye
* are reptiles that are found in most countries in the world
  - have elongated bodies and no limbs
  - which all have dry scaly skin and fertilization is internal in reptiles
  - with many unique characteristics
* are reptiles, and have no arms or legs
  - like all reptiles they are cold blooded
  - the group of animals that also includes crocodiles, lizards, and turtles
  - reptiles-a group which also includes lizards, crocodiles and turtles
  - secondary consumers
  - shy creatures and retreat when they feel threatened
  - shyer and harder to see
  - solitary animals that only come together to breed
  - specialised limbless reptiles , most closely related to lizards
  - specialized animals, with no legs, ears, or eyelids
  - strong, and can push up an unfastened lid
  - symbolic of renewal due to their skin-shedding
* are symbols of change and healing
  - intelligence, eloquence and expedience
  - taken illegally from the wild for the pet trade
* are the main predator of the northern sagebrush lizard
  - most recently evolved of all the reptilian lineages
  - newest of the reptiles and that they appeared somewhat after the first lizards
  - prime predators, though
  - world's most effective natural control on rodent population
  - thick and live in the water
  - thought to have evolved from lizards
  - timid, and most are harmless
  - uncommon
  - used for bitings
  - usually well camouflaged and try to disappear to escape if they can
  - venemous
  - venomous animals that use their venom for capturing and digesting prey
* are very easy to care for
  - fast and have some beautiful colors on their skin to hide themselves
  - responsive to touch
  - useful in controlling rodent and insect pest populations
* attack prey.
  - very sensitive and irritable when their new skin is first exposed
  - the order of animals called reptiles
* belonging to the cobra species are venomous and are, therefore, extremely deadly.
* bite frogs
* blend easily with their environment.
* breathe principally by contracting muscles between their ribs
  - with their entire body
* can also detect airborne vibrations
  - appear aggressive when they are approached or handled
  - be intense, passionate, distrustul, possessive, and demanding
  - climb smooth poles, even greased ones
* can climb walls, trees and rocks and are frequently found at high altitudes
  - trees, and rocks
  - coil their flexible bodies in extremely confined spaces when hiding
  - communicate through sound
  - die of their own poison
  - dislocate their jaw so they can swallow prey much bigger than themselves
  - easily climb on vegetation, and it provides food and cover for rodents
* can eat fast
  - the fledglings and eggs whole
  - exhibit a yawn-like motion as they readjust their jaws after ingesting large prey
* can get malaria
  - ticks and mites just like a dog or cat
* can go a long time without eating, but when they do, their meal is usually another animal
  - for as much as six months or maybe more without eating as long as they have water
  - have live births, or they can lay eggs in order to have babies
  - help control their body's temperature with behavior, as in basking in the sun
  - hiss to add excitement
  - inflict fatal bites by reflex action even after death
  - live in a lot of different habitats like deserts, rain forests and oceans
  - molt or shed their skin
  - move along the subways left by fast-moving moles
  - open their mouths and bite if provoked underwater
  - pass through extremely small openings and usually enter near or below ground level
  - spot a problem before it occurs with their visionary minds
  - strike rapidly at a distance approximately equal to their body length
  - swallow large prey whole
  - symbolize problems
* catch animals
* cause few problems, and the few they do are relatively benign.
* chase frogs
* cling to men as they are being washed away by the water.
* close mouths.
* coil around each other in the mating embrace.
* come in an incredible variety of colors and patterns
  - so many colors and wonderful patterns of spots, stripes and bands
  - to places where they can find food or shelter or both
* common food found in all the markets.
* constrict many different kinds of prey.
  - everything from fish to mice
* contains strong fire, strong earth, and strong metal.
* control pests.
* copulate, and are for the most part oviparous.
* crawl around freely
  - into abandoned groundhog holes or caves, and under logs or rocks
  - on a skeleton in a grave
  - through the poison ivy, and ticks wait patiently while mosquitoes buzz hungrily
* create their own boundaries in their dens, bears, wolf packs, wild dogs, fish, etc.
* destroy more martin colonies than any other ground based predator.
* devour prey.
* dig burrows.
* digest prey.
* dive into holes on hot days.
* do deliberately and purposely eat and lick dust
  - it in the grass
  - something weird, they shed thier skin
* don t have eardrums.
* drinks water and makes poison.
* eat a number of garden pests, such as slugs
  - variety of food, but frogs, small lizards and mammals are often chosen
  - birds and frogs
  - bullfrogs but they jump into a lake near by
  - everything from ants to rabbits, frogs, lizards, mice and eggs
  - frogs too
  - grass, grasshoppers, and frogs
  - introduced rodents and birds
  - meat, in keep mostly mice and rats
* eat mice, and birds eat many insects
  - rats, and lizards
  - only when they are hungry
  - prairie dogs
  - so many different things, and they eat their foods in different ways as well
  - some mammals such as rodents, and are in turn eaten by many species of mammals
  - the mice
* employ several methods of movement in getting from place to place.
* endure broken ribs and jaws, and many are slaughtered.
* enter areas inhabited by people in search of food and shelter
* escape from pet shops
* evolve and are driven out of Ireland.
  - every state throughout the country
* expel air.
* feature heavily in myths, legends, folklore and even religion.
* feed in grass
  - like no other animal, thanks to their amazingly stretchable jaws
  - only upon animals
* figure large in myths all over the world and have long been associated with women.
* find their food by sight and smell and sometimes temperature
  - prey by sight and scent, and sometimes temperature
* flick their modified forked tongue in the air, collecting scent particles
  - tongues in order to pick up chemical signals from their surroundings
* focus on nearby objects by moving the lens forward.
* frighten most people.
* generally are carnivores with diets consisting of reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals
  - move along walls
* get heat
  - very cold on winter days and very hot in the summer
* give birth in one of two ways.
* go after rodents and insects and rodents go after insects
* grow angry in mesquite shadows
  - throughout life, their length being related to food availability and lifespan
* has-part bones
* have a body temperature which is close to the temperature in their environment
  - cavity called a cloaca which is where the intestinal and genitourinary tracks empty
  - cloaca, a common opening for the urinary, digestive, and genital tracts
  - day-night temperature cycle in the wild
  - keen sense of smell
  - long, narrow body and scaly skin
  - membrane covering their eyes, and it comes off during shedding, too
  - pelvis bone but lack legs
  - single vent, called the cloaca, through which everything passes
  - slow metabolic rate
  - special jaw attachment that allows an anaconda to swallow such a large animal
  - strong sense of smell, which is relied on to a large extent in hunting food
  - tendency to become lazy
  - acute chemical sensors and are sensitive to ground vibrations
  - amazing adaptations for feeding, locomotion, and defense
* have an extremely large global distribution
  - eye on each side of the head, which gives the animals a wide field of view
  - innate fear of the ash and avoid it
  - unforgettable elegance and style
* have backbones, just like human beings
  - designs
  - either a three-or four chambered heart
  - even more flexible jaws than lizards
  - favorite places to crawl and slither depending on what type they are
  - hibernaculum in area and are feeding well
  - long, thin cylinder-shaped bodies that are covered with scales
  - lots of colors on their scales
* have many ways of protecting themselves
  - to move their bodies
  - more to fear from people than people have to fear from snakes
  - neither external ear openings nor moveable eyelids
* have no bones
  - ears, so sound vibrations are helpful
* have no external ears, they hear by sensing vibration through a delicate bone structure
  - eyelids or external ears
  - eyelids, but they can see well at short distances
  - interest in tangling with humans
  - legs and no ears
* have no movable eyelids and no external ear opening
* have no moveable eyelids, and therefore can never blink or close their eyes
  - pelvii
  - such appendage, but whales do have flippers
  - nostrils
  - numerous pairs of ribs
  - only a limited ability to reason
  - pelvic and pectoral girdle but no legs
  - remnants of a pelvic girdle
  - scales on their bodies
  - sex just like any other animal, but their method of internal fertilization is peculiar
  - skulls
  - specialized external ear openings and eyelids
  - spectacles instead of eyelids
  - speed on their side and an uncanny ability to strike when necessary
  - taste
  - the ability to adapt their body size relatively quickly to their environments
* have three layers of skin but only the outer, thinnest layer peels away when they shed
  - various ways of catching and subduing prey, including constriction and venom
  - venom in order to kill their prey, first and foremost
  - keep the environment in balance
  - to manage the population of insects, mice, rats and other rodents
* hibernate during cold winter months
  - groups, usually in holes in the ground or in the foundations of buildings
  - masses
  - the winter in dens
  - out under boards or in compost piles
* hold their own tail in their mouth, form a coil and chase people.
* hunt a wide variety of animals
  - for prey
  - their prey by sight, sound or smell
* include snakes.
  - cells
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - pedal extremities
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
* inhabit and consume the hollowed corpse of a dead man
* instill a deep-rooted fear in many people that few other animals can match.
* is English name of the whole race
  - an introduction to their evolution, variety, behavior, conservation, and diversity
  - the symbol for transmutation in Native lore
* know how to slither.
* lack ears and can detect only ground vibrations or airborne vibrations of low frequency
  - ears, but are sensitive to vibrations in the air and on the ground
  - eyelids, so their gaze is seemingly locked in a stare
  - shoulder and hip bones, and the rear bones of the skull
* lay eggs in warm, damp areas such as within rotten logs and old sawdust and leaf piles
* lead the list of most misunderstood and feared of all animals.
* learn fast, and can be prudent and shrewd in business.
* lie and snakes bite.
* lift heads.
* like to come out and roam in the heat, as do scorpions
  - crawl along the edge of buildings where they are protected on one side
  - hang around logs and under leaves, waiting for mice, lizards and other small prey
* like to hide under boards and in wood and rock piles, weeds or growth near foundations
  - live in damp, dark, cool places where food is abundant
* likewise are classified as reptiles by several other derived features.
* live almost everywhere on earth
* live in a variety of land and water habitats
  - almost every corner of the world
  - most areas of the country
  - the trees and on the forest floor
  - warm water
* live on every continent expect for Antarctica
  - of the world except Antarctica
  - through many frosty winters
* love basking in the sun and become more frisky and active in the Spring
* love to eat rats
  - shelter in dense undergrowth
  - their body temperatures by moving to warmer or cooler areas depending on weather
  - up another portion of the wild life and are generally a mistaken species
* mate so they can have new babies.
* molt in order to grow and they molt many times the first year of life.
* mostly eat rodents.
* move by extending and contracting the overlapping scales on their body
  - pushing against objects with specialized scales on their bellies called scutes
  - like water flowing out of a pitcher
* never attack unless they feel threatened
  - close their eyes, since they have no eyelids
  - reach a maximum size but grow throughout their lifetimes
  - stop growing throughout their whole lives
* occasionally find their way into some homes, primarily basements.
* occupy a wide range of habitats
* often bite repeatedly, so move away quickly when a strike occurs.
* often seek out paved roads because they are attracted by the heat from the road surface
  - where they are attracted by the heat from the road surface
  - shed their skin more than once each year to accommodate their growing bodies
* only eat meat.
* open mouths.
* play a vital role in the ecosystem and are usually shy creatures who avoid human contact
  - an important part in African cultural life and are revered in many black cultures
* play an important role in many different types of ecosystems
  - our natural environment
* prey on mammals
  - sparrows
  - upon mountain spiny lizards as they try to defend their territories from one another
* primarily eat rodents, which are primary consumers.
* range farther north and occur at higher elevations than lizards.
* readily feed on dead food.
* release venom.
* rely more on their sensitivity to smells and vibrations to detect prey and danger.
* represent potential for evil or deception in the flesh
  - sex, due to their phallic shape, and also indicate growth and wisdom
  - the healing qualities of each race
* reproduce as most reptiles do
  - in two different ways
* require a surface with obstructions and some roughness in order to travel
  - cover such as long grass, weed edges along walls or fences, or thick shrubbery
  - very special care from temperature to housing, diet and health
* rub against rough surfaces to assist removal of their shed skin
  - up against a rough object like bark or rocks to start molting
* search for food
* seek food and cover under boards, flat rocks, trash piles, and similar materials
  - shelter in crevasses, rock shelters, or used or unused mammal burrows
* share environments
  - similarity
* shed all of their scales at once
  - from one to three times a year
  - their outer layer of skin several times a year
* shed their skin all in one piece but other reptiles like lizards shed their skin in pieces
  - and eye coverings together
* shed their skin as a regular part of growing
  - whole, turning the old skin inside out like the finger of a glove
  - on trees to have new skin
  - skins and insects do too
  - skins, so they indicate transformation
  - up to several times each year, depending on their growth rate
* show deviation
* sleep with their eyes open and hear with their tongues.
* slough off all the old skin in a single piece.
* smell out their meals with their tongues
  - using their tongue
  - with their tongues and an organ in the roof of their mouth
* sometimes consider their prey choices poorly
  - get into homes
* stick their tongues out to taste the air.
* store food as fat, and can live off their fat reserve for extended periods of time.
* strikes to inject venom.
* suffer greatly from changes in their habitat.
  - incidents
  - organisms
* swallow their food whole
  - victims whole
* symbolize the positive feminine qualities of patience and coolness.
* symbolizes cunning, evil, and supernatural power.
* target prey such as rodents and birds.
* tend to bask on sun-warmed roads in the evening, a behavior that often leads to their death
  - be active at night and in warm weather
  - bite when they feel threatened
  - have life spans in between turtles and lizards
  - live near frogs so be careful some snakes are venomous
  - travel along a fence rather than go over it
* thrive in almost every region of the world
* to swallow prey.
* toxins proteins.
* trust their own vibrations and inner feelings above all else.
* undergo a process of molting through which they shed their skin on a regular basis.
  - large rocks as den sites and take cover under large brush piles or logs
  - smell as a method of information
  - techniques
* use their forked tongues to smell
  - poison, which comes from their fangs, to paralyze or kill their prey
  - tails as whips
  - tongue in a flicking motion to pick up particles of air, water, etc
* use their tongues to detect smells to find food or stay away from enemies
  - test their environment, much the same as other animals use their nose
  - two different ways too catch their prey
* usually hatch in late summer or early fall
  - strike when they feel threatened
* venoms Certain snake venoms have fibrinolyases that can digest clots.
* want prey.
+ Rainforest, Plants and animals
  * Snakes live in the trees and on the forest floor. They eat frogs, eggs, birds, insects, and small animals. Some of the snakes, like the fer-delance of Latin America, are poisonous, but others are not. One large non-poisonous snake is the anaconda of South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world. A full-grown anacoda kills its prey by wrapping itself around the animal and squeezing it until it cannot breathe.
+ Sea snake, Description: Elapidae
  * All snakes are good swimmers, but only real sea snakes live their whole lives in the ocean. Not only do they live there, they eat there and even have their young right inside the water. Snakes of the World'. Living snakes of the world in color'. They cannot live on land. If they accidentally get forced onto land by a storm or powerful currents, they are unable to move.
+ Snake, Feeding
  * All snakes eat other animals,some snakes are venomous. They use the poison in their teeth to help them bite and capture an animal at once. Constrictors are not venomous, so they simply strangle their prey. They move by pushing and pulling themselves with the muscles on the bottom of their bodies, and are very fast. They swallow their food whole, sometimes by dislocating their jaws. Once the snake's prey is in its body, its internal muscles crush it so the animal can be digested.
  * People who own pet snakes feed them as infrequently as once per month. Some snakes can go as long as six months without a good meal
  - Venom:
  * Snakes have lots of colors on their scales. Snakes that have dull coloured skin use it for camouflage. Those that have brightly coloured skin are usually venomous. They use their bright colors to warn predators to stay off. Some non-venomous snakes pretend to be venomous by having the same patterns and bright colors of venomous snakes to fool predators