Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and Children

SERPENTINE SUPERPOWERS

Able to leap tall trees in a single bound! Skilled at sliding over scorching sands!

Capable of devouring food three times the size of its head in one bite!!

Is it a bird? A plane? A super hero?!

No, it’s a SNAKE!

With more than 3,000 species in the world, snakes have some of the most amazing talents, rivaling the mightiest superheroes. But why be like a snake?

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