Book #190: Fly Guy Presents: Snakes by Tedd Arnold

 


Fly Guy Presents: Snakes

Tedd Arnold

 Released: January 5th, 2016

My 56th book for 2026 was Tedd Arnold’s Fly Guy Presents: Snakes.  

I was working the other day, and one of my individuals has noticed that I enjoy reading.  He has started to ask me to read to him.  We read several of the other Fly Guy books a little while ago.  He found some more and had me read them to him.  As a result, I added them to the reading list.  After all, it's a book, and if it encourages a younger reader to check it out, or even their parent reading this to get it for them, then it's worth it.

This book follows Fly Guy and his young pal Buzz as they head to the zoo and check out the snake exhibit.

There's lots of cool information in this book.  It will enlighten most young readers and present a good introduction that educates them before a fear can develop. 

Here is what I learned:

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  • For Judy and Gary, who have many snake stories to tell! —T.A.
  • Thank you Sara Ruane, for your contributions to this book.
  • Buzz is reading the book “Where To Find Snakes”.
  • Snakes live in the “Snake House” at the zoo.
  • Snakes are reptiles.
  • They have scaly skin, lungs, and backbones.
  • Snakes are ectotherms.  This means they cannot create their own body heat.
  • They need sunlight to warm their bodies.
  • Scales are made of keratin.
  • Snakes shed their shin as they grow.
  • There are more than 3,000 kinds of snakes in the world.
  • They live on every continent except Antarctica.
  • Most snakes live on land, but they can live almost anywhere, including the ocean.
  • All snakes can swim.
  • Sea Snakes have flat tails.
  • Snakes have no eyelids.
  • A clear scale called a brille covers each eye for protection.
  • Snakes do not have ears.
  • They feel sounds as vibrations.
  • Snakes use their nostrils to breathe.
  • They pick up chemicals in the air with their forked tongues.
  • Pit Vipers can see body heat nearby.
  • Snakes have lived on Earth for 140 million years.
  • The Titanoboa was the largest snake ever discovered, weighing in at 2,500 pounds.  It existed 58 million years ago.
  • The largest snake alive today is the Green Anaconda.
  • The smallest snake in the Barbados thread snake.
  • Snakes eat small mammals and other reptiles.
  • Boas and Pythons are constrictors.  They squeeze their prey to death.
  • A snake’s lower jaw is connected to its skull rather than its jaw, allowing it to swallow things whole.
  • Many snakes carry poison called venom.
  • Snake bites are treated with anti-venom.
  • Most snakes lay eggs.
  • Viviparous snakes give birth.
  • Every time a rattlesnake sheds its skin, its tail gains another piece.
  • A herpetologist is a scientist who studies snakes.
  • Snakes seem in this book included: Red-Tailed Rat snake, Matilda’s Horned Viper, Sidewinder, Corn Snake, Boa Constrictor, Cope’s Vine Snake, Mangrove Snake, Tree Python, Cobra, Copperhead, Bushmaster, Long-Nosed Snake, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Green Pit Viper, Olive Sea Snake, American Bush Viper, Northern Black-Tailed Rattlesnake, Burmese Python, King Cobra, North American Water Snake, Mojave Rattlesnake, Black-Tailed Rattlesnake, Titanoboa, Green Anaconda, Barbados Theeadsnake, Dice Snake, Common Egg-Eater Snake, Ball Python, Yellow Eyelash Viper, African House Snake, Great Lakes Bush Viper, Eastern Hognose Snake, Angolan Python, Midget Faded Rattlesnake, Blunt-Headed Tree Snake, Dumeril’s Boa.

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Overall, great introduction to snakes for little kids.  There were even some facts that I didn't know.  I found it fascinating.

Highly Recommended for younger kids.

On to Book #191: Fly Guy Presents: Weather by Tedd Arnold.

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Need to catch up?  See previous blog post: The Secret Three.

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