Slithery Snake Week

Snakes! You either love them or are afraid of them.

Here are a few Basic Snake Facts
* All snakes are carnivores, they all eat meat.
* Snakes live on every continent except Antarctica.
* Snakes can be as short as 4 inches or as long as 25 feet.
* Most snakes are not poisonous.

Now for some Fun Snake Facts
* Snakes don’t have eyelids.
* They can swallow prey larger than their head.
* There are over 2,900 different types of snakes.

Here are some fun coloring pages of snakes. Hello Kids
 Snake Pictures
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Help this snake get to the rock in the center of the page.


Courtesy of DLTK-Kids
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Fun With Words
Here’s a fun matching word and picture game.
First match the word with the picture.
Then fill in the blanks in the word puzzle.

Let’s learn about Corn snakes


Did You Know. . .
* Corn snakes are also known as rat snakes.
* Corn snakes can live up to 25 years and grow up to 6 feet long.
* They live in the Southeastern USA in forests, grasslands and urban areas.
* The name ‘corn snake’ comes from the pattern on their bellies that looks like Indian corn and because they eat the rodents that hang out in the cornfields.
* They are very popular as pets and come in many different color morphs. Anyone want a Root Beer, Creamsicle or Blizzard colored corn snake?

Take a look at how many you different color combinations you can get a corn snake in!

(Note: about half way down the page there are pictures of snakes eating. You might want to preview this page first for very young children.)

Play this slithery snake game. See how many mice your snake can eat without running into himself.

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See how fast you can put this jigsaw puzzle together.


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Meet the King Cobra


Did You Know. . .
* The King Cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. They grow up to 22 feet.
* They live in Southeast Asia and parts of India in tropical forests.
* When the king cobra feels threatened, they raise the first third of their bodies (can be up to 5 feet tall) and extend their hood on the sides of their head to make them look bigger.
* The King Cobra got it’s name ‘king’ because they eat other snakes.

Try following this video and draw your own snake. What color will yours be? Will it have spots, stripes or some other design on it?


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We have several fun snake Arts and Crafts projects for you to do. First we have a sleepy snake made out of an old pair of your mom’s pantyhose. Thanks Free Kids Crafts.


Next we have a paper plate spiral snake.


For your last craft, here is a paper chain snake. See who in your family can make the longest snake!



These last two are courtesy of DLTK Kids. Thanks!

For our snake exhibit this week, we have a pile of corn snakes in all different colors and skin patterns. Have fun with coloring your snakes.
Will your snake exhibit be by a river or in the desert?


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