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POEM-- GARDEN SNAKE

MURIEL L.
SONNE
MADE BY
MRS. NIRAJ BUNDELA
(TGT ENGLISH)
KV NO. 1 SHAHIBAUG
AHMEDABAD

CONTENTS

POEM
SUMMARY
MESSAGE
USE OF THE WORD SNAKE
RHYMING WORDS
NEW WORD
POISONOUS SNAKES
NON POISONOUS SNAKES
FIGHT BETWEEN A MONGOOSE AND A SNAKE

GARDEN SNAKE
MURIEL L SONNE

I SAW A SNAKE AND RAN AWAY

SOME SNAKES ARE DANGEROUS,THEY SAY;
BUT MOTHER SAYS THAT KIND IS GOOD,
AND EATS UP INSECTS FOR HIS FOOD.
SO WHEN HE WIGGLES IN THE GRASS
ILL STAND ASIDE AND WATCH HIM PASS,
AND TELL MYSELF, THERES NO MISTAKE,
ITS JUST A HARMLESS GARDEN SNAKE!

SUMMARY

THIS POEM TELLS US ABOUT SNAKES.EVERYONE,

ALMOST EVERYONE,BELIEVES THAT SNAKES ARE
DANGEROUS. SOME OF THEM ARE ,BUT MOST OF
THEM ARE NOT.
ONCE THE POET SAW A SNAKE IN HIS GARDEN.HE
RAN AWAY BECAUSE HE HAD HEARD THAT SNAKES
WERE DANGEROUS. BUT HIS MOTHER TELLS HIM
THAT SUCH SNAKES ARE HARMLESS.THEY EAT
INSECTS AS THEIR FOOD.THE POET NOW DECIDES
THAT IN FUTURE HE WILL NOT RUN AWAY IF HE SEES
A SNAKE.HE WILL STAND ASIDE AND LET IT GO.

MONGOOSE AND SNAKE ARE BITTER ENEMIES.WHENEVER

THEY MEET, A FIGHT IS SURE.LETS WATCH..

Cobra vs. Mongoos e.flv

MESSAGE

THIS POEM CONVEYS A MESSAGE THAT

WE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF
SNAKES.WE MUST REMEMBER THAT
MOST OF THEM ARE HARMLESS.

SNAKE CAN BE USED AS A VERB

THE ROAD SNAKED ITS WAY THROUGH THE

MOUNTAINS (FOLLOWS A
TWISTING,WINDING COURSE)
THE RIVER SNAKED A WAY INTO THE
DISTANCE.(MOVING LIKE
SNAKE,DISAPPEARED
NOTE: A SNAKE IN THE GRASS IS AN IDIOM.
IT MEANS A TREACHEROUS PERSON WHO
PRETENDS TO BE A FRIEND.

RHYMING WORDS

AWAY -

GOOD - FOOD

GRASS - PASS

SAY

SNAKE - MISTAKE

NEW WORD-WIGGLE

MEANING- MOVE FROM SIDE TO

SIDE(VERB)

WIGGLING MOVEMENT(NOUN),KINK IN
LINE

WIGGLY(ADJECTIVE)

WIGGLY

WIGGLIER

MOST POISONOUS SNAKES OF THE WORLD

COBRA
The spectacled cobra, named for the eyeglass design on its flared
hood (seen here), shares with the Russell's viper the infamy of
causing more human deaths than any other snakes. Both are
highly venomous and are found in the midst of vast populations
of people in Southeast Asia. The spectacled cobra eats rats,
poultry, and frogs and is known to enter houses when hunting .

MOZAMBIQUE SPITTING COBRA

THE MOZAMBIQUE SPITTING COBRA CAN EJECT

VENOM UP TO 8 FEET (2.4 METERS) AWAY. IT SPITS
FROM ANY POSITION, RAISED OR ON THE GROUND,
AND OFTEN GOES FOR THE EYES. UNTREATED, ITS
VENOM CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS. CONSIDERED THE
MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE AFTER THE MAMBA, THE
SPITTING COBRA SOMETIMES FEIGNS DEATH TO AVOID
MOLESTATION.

DESERT DEATH ADDER

OFTEN COLORED IN RUSTS AND YELLOWS TO MATCH ITS SAND

AND ROCK SURROUNDINGS, THE DESERT DEATH ADDER OF
WESTERN AUSTRALIA LURES PREY BY WIGGLING ITS THIN
BLACK TAIL TIP. WHEN A LIZARD APPROACHES, THE SNAKE
STRIKES, DELIVERING POWERFUL VENOM. AUSTRALIA IS HOME
TO 17 OF THE WORLD'S MOST VENOMOUS SNAKES, INCLUDING
THE DEATH ADDER. EVEN SO, SNAKES ONLY CAUSE ONE OR
TWO DEATHS A YEAR THERE.

BLACK MAMBA

NAMED FOR THE COLOR OF THE INSIDE OF ITS MOUTH, THE

BLACK MAMBA STRIKES REPEATEDLY WITH VENOMOUS FANGS.
WIDELY CONSIDERED THE WORLDS DEADLIEST SNAKE, IT
CONTINUES TO TAKE HUMAN LIFE IN ITS NATIVE HABITATS IN
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA, DESPITE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ANTIVENIN. A RESIDENT OF ROCKY HILLS AND
GRASSLANDS, THE BLACK MAMBA IS ALSO AMONG THE
FASTEST SNAKES IN THE WORLD, MOVING AT UP TO 12.5 MILES
(20 KILOMETERS) PER HOUR.

NON POISONOUS SNAKES

Banded Water Snake(Nerodia fasciata): A snake

with a faint banded pattern over a dark background
of black, brown, or reddish. Sometimes called "water
bandits", these are very abundant snakes in this
area, occurring in grassy ditches, swamps, ponds,
streams, and rivers. They swim well and often dive
underwater. Frogs and fish are their primary prey.
These snakes are ill-tempered and bite if handled

MUD SNAKE(FARANCIA ABACURA): A LARGE (TO 6

FEET), SMOOTH AND SHINY SNAKE THAT IS AQUATIC,
LIVING IN SWAMPS, PONDS, AND MARSHES. THIS
HANDSOME BLACK-AND-ORANGE SNAKE EATS SIRENS
AND AMPHIUMAS (LARGE EEL-LIKE SALAMANDERS). MUD
SNAKES ARE OFTEN KILLED BY VEHICLES AS THEY CROSS
ROADS, MOVING BETWEEN SWAMPS, ON STORMY NIGHTS.

EASTERN INDIGO SNAKE(DRYMARCHON COUPERI): THIS

SNAKE IS FEDERALLY PROTECTED BY THE ENDANGERED
SPECIES ACT. THE LARGEST SNAKE IN THE UNITED STATES,
REACHING UP TO 8.6 FEET IN LENGTH, AND 10 LBS. IN
WEIGHT. THIS BLUISH-BLACK SNAKE OFTEN HAS SOME
ORANGE-RED PIGMENT ON THE CHIN AND NECK. THEY
FREQUENTLY SHELTER IN TORTOISE BURROWS, AND HAVE
TERRITORIES ENCOMPASSING HUNDREDS OF ACRES. INDIGO
SNAKES ARE DOCILE, VIRTUALLY NEVER BITING PEOPLE, BUT
ARE POWERFUL PREDATORS KNOWN TO CONSUME SMALL
TURTLES, RATS, FROGS, COTTONMOUTHS, AND RATTLESNAKES

SCARLET KINGSNAKE(LAMPROPELTIS
TRIANGULUM ELAPSOIDES): A FAIRLY SMALL (TO 2
FEET), BEAUTIFUL SNAKE RINGED WITH RED,
YELLOW OR WHITE, AND BLACK. THE PATTERN OF
THIS CONSTRICTOR HAS THE RED
RINGS TOUCHING THE BLACK RINGS.