poisonous snakes

Introduces the bothrops snake, one of the venomous snakes found in Latin America.

Detailed photographs and text offer a comprehensive overview of the different types of venomous snakes found in North America, with information on each snake's habits and behaviors, the effects of their venom, their distribution, and their defense strategies in the wild.

Introduces the African puff adder, one of the venomous snakes found in Africa.

Introduces the golden lancehead snake, one of the venomous snakes in found Latin America.

Introduces the Black mamba snake, one of the venomous snakes found in Africa.

Introduces the African boomslang snake, one of the venomous snakes found in Africa.

Photographs, text, and fact boxes answer questions and provide information about venomous snakes, discussing physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats.

"A tongue that can smell prey and sharp fangs that deliver deadly venom-some snakes are built to survive! Young readers will be fascinated to read about these deadly predators."--Provided by publisher.

Sea snakes are some of the most venomous underwater predators. Their unlucky prey includes fish, eels, and crustaceans. How they hunt and kill is fascinating and enough to engage even the most reluctant reader with science content. In this book, readers find sea snakes on the hunt, in their habitat, and going through their life cycle. Fact boxes highlight their incredible senses and abilities, while full-color photographs show off their color and swimming slither.

If ever you spy a hooded snake rising from the ground, it's imperative you keep away! Cobras are venomous-and that venom is deadly. Cobras have incredible senses and ways of hunting that readers learn all about in this book. Accompanied by full-color photographs of cobras in action, the main text introduces readers to all the different kinds of cobras and details their diet, body, behavior, habitat, and even their life cycle. Science content is both intriguing and supportive of classroom learning.