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SNAKE FACTS Snake Facts

TRUE OR FALSE?

Answers on opposite page.
1. Snakes are aggressive and will chase or “attack”
a person.

2. Snakes always travel in pairs.

3. If you kill a snake the mate will soon follow.
4. A snake’s tongue can sting you.

5. A female snake will swallow its young
to protect them.

6. A snake can spit venom.

7. Every snake seen in water is a cottonmouth.
8. Snakes are slimy.

9. A snake does not die until sundown.

10. Snakes congregate in “balls or nests.”
11. Snakes can shed their skin a couple of times
a year.
12. Some nonvenomous snakes will vibrate their tails
when threatened or alarmed.
13. The head of a venomous snake can still bite after
being severed from the body.
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