- Australian aboriginal folktale with artwork in the style of aboriginal paintings
- Explanation of origin of didgeridoo and phrase "snake in the grass"
Verdi by Janell Cannon
- Picture book story of a python who resists changing from a daredevil to a laze-about-in-the-tree sort of snake.
- Kids were excited to listen to music by Verdi after reading this
Sea Snakes by D. M. Souza
- Non-fiction about true sea snakes with photographs
- includes some info about land snakes who hunt in the water and sea kraits
Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told by Lamar Underwood
- Excerpt from the non-fiction book The Long Walk tells about surviving in the Gobi by eating snakes--read aloud
- Also includes Rikki Tikki Tavi by Kipling
Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco
- includes dream called "the Snake and the Rosary" about 5 pages long. Read aloud
Make a snake circle book--we used it to record life cycle
Snake Tales Naturalist MacBeth Derham's story about catching and getting bitten by a snake at age 10. Read aloud.
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble
- Silly "domino effect" story. The kids loved it
