Snake Facts

1. Connect to this link: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/reptiles/snakes.html.

2. Watch the video clip at the top of the page.

3. Look at the Special Features sidebar on the right. Read the two articles, Venemous Cures and Saving Snakes. Take notes as you read.




4. List five ways that snakes can help people based on the articles you read.



5. On another sheet of paper, write a one paragraph response to this question: "Should snakes be reintroduced to areas with a rat problem? What are the pros and cons?"
For a site that has fascinating facts about other kinds of snakes, click on http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/search/ligans_animals?p=snake.