Deadly snakes

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.

The anaconda is the largest snake in the world! Not only that, the anaconda is a fierce hunter that can take down massive prey, such as caimans and deer. Females even eat males sometimes! How these deadly snakes do this is presented in age-appropriate language and detail in this high-interest volume. In addition, readers learn about the snake's diet, body, behavior, and habitat with main content that supports science classroom learning. Full-color photographs bring readers up-close and personal with anacondas.

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.

A rattlesnake's rattle is built up over time as it sheds its skin and it shakes its rattle using tiny muscles on the sides of its tail. This is fascinating-unless you hear the deadly rattle yourself! The rattle is a warning that a venomous snake is nearby. Readers learn all about rattles and much more about rattlesnake bodies in this book. Additionally, the achievable main content includes information about rattlesnake life cycles, habitats, and prey. Engaging text meets brilliant color photographs to provide a thrilling reading experience for readers.

The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world, and other pythons are quite long as well! Pythons are constrictors, which mean they squeeze they prey. What's more, they can take down some huge prey in this manner! In this book, readers are introduced to the many kinds of python, including their body, behavior, life cycle, and more. Full-color photographs complement at-level, achievable text written just for young elementary readers. Fact boxes expound on main text concepts, science vocabulary, and more.

What could be more iconic among snake lovers than the viper's fangs, dripping venom? The main content of this book introduces readers to the viper, from fangs to tail, as well as what they eat, where they live, and what their life cycle is like. This book includes a description of the viper's super senses, including its ability to sense heat in its environment to catch its prey. Full-color photographs show off vipers on the hunt, drawing curious readers into their habitat.