Learning About Snakes

Summary
This lesson explains the differences between mammals and reptiles and describes the characteristics of snakes.

Objectives
• The children will be able to explain the difference between reptiles and mammals.

• The children will be able to name the main characteristics of snakes.

Suggested Grades
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade

Excerpt
Do you like snakes? Some people keep snakes as pets but most are afraid of them. Perhaps this is because some snakes are poisonous, though most snakes are harmless. In the USA only coral snakes, copperheads, rattlesnakes and water moccasins are poisonous. Perhaps people don?t like snakes because they are very different from us.

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