Describes how to identify snakes by their patterns and provides facts about each kind of snake, including the coast garter snake, the emerald tree boa, and the spiny bush viper.

Profiles snakes, providing information on vipers, rattlesnakes, boas, and pythons.

Did you know that some snakes lie in ambush for weeks waiting for their prey to come within striking distance? You'd think it would be hard to survive in the wild without legs. But look at snakes! More than 2,500 different kinds of snakes slither and creep throughout the world. They live almost everywhere on Earth, except for the North and South Poles, and some isolated islands. Snakes come in only one shape, but they come in many patterns and sizes -- from the two-inch long thread snakes that are as skinny as the lead in your pencil to the thirty-two foot reticulated python that is big enough to eat a pig or small child. Kendahl Jan Jubb's lush and scientifically accurate illustrations capture these scaly predators as they hunt, hide, and reproduce. As far back as the Garden of Eden snakes have had the power to both fascinate and repel us. Their deadly simplicity is always compelling.

Snakes live in many countries of the world. They belong to the group of animals called reptiles, which have cold blood and scaly skin. A snake is an unusual animal, because it has a simple body with no legs, just a skull and a bendy backbone. It looks like a head and one long tail, but it is not really a simple animal, as it can be dangerous.

The perfect introduction to being a pet owner for the child ready to get a snake.

It's one thing when Sid brings a snake home for a pet. But it's a whole different story when that snake escapes! Where on earth could that Slithery Jake be? Is he slinking in the covers? Hiding under the dog's dish? Sleeping in Grandpa's noodle lunch? The whole family grows frantic as they search for Sid's missing pet. Share in their surprise when Jake's hideaway is finally revealed. With quirky watercolors and a romping rhyme, Slithery Jake will slither right into your heart.