Vocabulary
Ovoviviparous – producing young by means of eggs which are hatched within the body of the parent
Fun Facts
Meet the Northern Water Snake
- Water snakes find their food by following the movement of ripples across a pond.
- Water snakes must spend a good part of their day out of the water. This is when their predators catch them.
- Water snakes have smooth belly scales and rough, or keeled, back scales.
- Snakes can’t blink because they do not have eyelids.