Life Cycle of a Snake

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Life Cycle of a Snake

• By Dru

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Birth

• Some snakes are hatched in eggs and some are not.
• Some snakes give live birth to their babies.
• Snakes that are hatched from eggs have a special
  tooth to help them crack open the egg. It is
  called an egg tooth. It falls out after the
  snake comes out of the egg.
• Snake eggs are soft like leather.

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Molting

• As snakes grow, they loose their skin.
• They rub their bodies on rocks and other objects.
• Their skin peels off and new skin grows in its
  place. This is called molting.
• Rattle snakes get a new rattle every time they
  molt.

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Adults

• Adult snakes will make new babies.
• When a snake dies. It is eaten by other animals
  in the wild. (like birds)