Sea Snakes
by Guy Bellerenti
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1. According to the information in the article, where would you be mostly likely to come across a sea snake in the wild? � a. In the coastal waters of Florida � b. In the coral reefs of the Caribbean � c. Off the coast of Ghana, in Western Africa � d. In the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia
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2. Sea snakes are similar to snakes that live on land, but they are also different in several ways. �In the chart below, list three similarities and three differences between land snakes and sea snakes, based on what you read in the article. �
Ways Sea Snakes and Land Snakes are Similar | Ways Sea Snakes and Land Snakes are Different |
a. b. c. | a. b. c. |
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3. You read in the article that sea snakes are very venomous, but most sea snakes have mild � temperaments unless they feel threatened. � � Which of the following is most likely to attack? Highlight your answer� a. a male sea snake � b. a female sea snake � c. a sea snake that feels safe � d. a beaked sea snake
4. Sea kraits are a species of sea snake that come on land. Describe a feature that helps them move � around on the land.
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The scrambled words below are vocabulary words from the article. Unscramble each word and write it on the line. Please be sure each word is spelled correctly.
1 .u t c a r e s a c s n crustacean hint: a group of aquatic animals that includes crabs, shrimp, and lobster �2. g s e a v g i r e s hint: likely to attack �3. n e m o g a r v hint: type of tree that grows in tropical, coastal swamps �4. t I s o n i r s hint: the openings of the nose that allow air to enter the body �5. s c r a n r v i o e hint: animals that only eat meat �
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6. r i h b s a k c hint: slightly salty, referring to water located where a body of fresh � water and a body of salt water meet �7. p e t n a m t e s e m r hint: the behaviors of animals that make them act a certain way
8. s u l c y m hint: awkward in movement; uncoordinated ��9. r o p v k d e o hint: instigated or prompted to act out in a certain way ��10. s a v e l v hint: devices that prevent or allow the flow of water through them
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