By Samantha and Cole

December 2014

The Eastern Diamondback Deadliest snake in north America

Eats squirrels ,mice , and rats

Lives in North Carolina and Louisiana

Grows to 8ft and weighs 10lbs

Diamond-shaped patterns and triangular head

Black Mamba

Concerned deadliest snake for thousands of human deaths

Gets its name from it black mouth

Grows up to 14ft and weighs 3.5lbs

Lives in Southern and Eastern Africa

Fastest and most deadliest snake in Africa

It eats mice, birds, rats, and squirrels

King Cobra Hisses and raises their head when confronted

Usually eats lizards, eggs, and small mammals

Longest most venomous snake in the world

It has 270 different types of relatives

Lives in Africa, Australia, and Southern Asia

They are hunters

Anaconda Member of the Boa family

Lives in south America

Eat pigs, deer, birds, turtles, and jaguars

Grows up to 29 ft. and weighs 550 pounds

After eating big meal, can wait weeks without food

Boa ConstrictorCan be yellow, tan, red, or green with cryptic patterns of jagged lines, ovals, diamonds, and circles

Lives in Central and South America

Cousins with Anaconda

Grows to 13ft And weighs 100 pounds

Eats birds, monkeys, and wild pigs

Garter snakeLives in North America

No harm to humans

State reptile in Massachusetts

Sometimes called Garden Snake

Weighs 50 grams and grows up to 46ft

Green or Brown body with lined patterns

Spitting CobraCan spit venom up to 8ft

Most dangerous snake after the Black Mamba

Lives all around Africa

Interesting Facts Snakes hold venom in their pockets

Snakes cant fold their fangs down

Almost all snakes are carnivores

Snakes use their tongue to taste the air

Almost 3,000 species of snakes

Cited informationwww.kidszone.com

www.nationalgeogarpgh.com

www.sandiegozoo.com

www.livescience.com

Every thing you need to know about snakes by John Woodward