rattlesnakes

Discusses the life cycle, habitats, and behavior of rattlesnakes and describes some of the thirty-one different species found in the Western Hemisphere.

Photographs and text describe the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and life cycle of snakes. Includes glossary and suggestions for further study.

Discusses rattlesnakes as predators, featuring photographs and information about their keen senses and hunting abilities, describing rattlesnake fangs and venom, and looking at the lives of baby rattlesnakes.

An introduction to diamondback rattlesnakes, venomous reptiles with rattles on their tails, discussing their sizes, colors, habitats, where they are found, their senses, defenses, food, and babies.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the rattlesnake and presents rattlesnake-related activities.

A tall tale of a boy whose chewing gum habit saves him from a rattlesnake's bite.

Six-year-old Sandra, warned to stay close to home on her pony Chico, learns an important lesson when she rides too far one day to see a newborn calf, and she and Chico encounter a rattlesnake. Based on an incident from the life of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of snakes, with an emphasis on the rattlesnake.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the rattlesnake and presents rattlesnake-related activities.

With the help of a rattlesnake and a scorpion, a lost boy gains two names and defeats the horrible foot-eating monster.