A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.

When a young girl's family has snakes as pets instead of dogs or cats, they help her overcome her fear of snakes by teaching her about them. When she learns why snakes slither, look slimy, flick their tongues, and stare, she discovers she might like snakes a little, or maybe a lot, after all.

This book introduces readers to the unique features of rattlesnakes. Basic information is covered, such as anatomy, habitat, life cycle, range, diet, and prey.

This book introduces readers to the unique features of pythons. Basic information is covered, such as habitat, life cycle, range, diet, predators, prey, and threats.

This book introduces readers to the unique features of copperheads. Basic information is covered, such as habitat, life cycle, range, diet, prey, and copperheads' contribution to the ecosystem.

Uses a tale about ten little mice and a greedy snake to teach young students how to count from one to ten.

What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat-- Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's...

Studies the physical traits and behaviors of rattlesnakes and secretary birds and theorizes which would win in a fight between the two animals. Features color photographs and fact boxes.

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

Simple text and photographs introduce pythons, including where they live, their bodies, what they do, and what dangers they face.