Animals: Corn Snakes

These sites are about corn snakes, which are popular classroom pets. Learn about the corn snake’s characteristics, habitat, behavior, and food. Includes many tips for caring for a snake in the classroom. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on snakes.

Grades

• 2,
• 3,
• 4,
• 5,
• 6,
• 7

Links

• Smithsonian: National Zoo: Corn Snake Fact Sheet

  Learn interesting facts about the American corn snake. NOTE: This site includes links to social networking sites.

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• Corn Snake Care Sheet

  Learn about all aspects of caring for your pet corn snake. Use the left-hand sidebar navigation to see other aspects of snake ownership.

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• Corn Snake Pictures and Facts

  This site includes information about corn snakes, their behavior, diet, habitat, and more. Includes a multiple choice quiz at the conclusion of the site. NOTE: This site includes ads and sponsored links.

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• University of Georgia: Museum of Natural History: Corn Snake

  This site offers a brief description of the life cycle of the corn snake, its natural history, range, and more.

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• Caring for Corn Snakes

  This site has detailed information about caring for a corn snake. The reading level is for older students.

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• Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association

  This site explains the benefits of having a classroom pet and general suggestions for including it in the curriculum.

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• ThinkQuest: Snakes

  This student-created site is written for children and briefly explains how to care for a snake.

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• The Special Needs of Classroom Reptiles

  Read tips on how to keep your classroom pet safe and happy. Includes a link to information on choosing the proper housing for the snake.

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• Reptile and Amphibian Mythunderstandings

  This page offers common misconceptions about reptiles and amphibians that teachers can share with their students.

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• Handling Reptiles

  Read the proper way to hold your classroom snake.

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• Anatomy of a Snake

  This is a detailed diagram showing the anatomy of a snake.

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• eThemes Resource: Animals: Snakes

  Learn about the characteristics, descriptions, habitat, and behavior of snakes. There are photographs, videos, and quizzes on these reptiles. Covers a variety of species, including rattlesnakes, cobras, anacondas, and more.

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Education Standards

• AL
  • SCI. ES 11.3.1
  • SCI. ES 11.3.2
  • SCI. ES 11.3.3
  • SCI. ES 11.3.4
  • SCI. ES 12.1.1
  • SCI. ES 12.1.2
  • SCI. ES 12.1.3
  • SCI. ES 12.1.4
  • SCI. ES 12.3.3
  • SCI. ES 4.2.2
  • SCI. ES 4.2.4
  • SCI. ES 5.2.2
  • SCI. ES 5.2.3
  • SCI. ES 7.2.4
• AR
  • LS.2.2.2
  • LS.2.3.1
  • LS.4.4.1
• ME
  • E1.a
  • E1.b
  • E1.d
  • E2.a
  • E2.b
  • E3.c
• MO
  • 1.1
  • 1.10
  • 1.2
  • 1.3
  • 1.4
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3.1
  • 3.1.D.a
  • 3.1.E.d
  • 3.2
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4.1.A.a
  • 4.1.A.b
  • 4.3.C.b
  • 4.3.C.c
  • 4.3.C.d
  • 4.6
  • 4.7
  • 6
• NV
  • L.2.A.2
  • L.2.B.1
  • L.2.C.1
  • L.2.C.2
  • L.2.C.3
  • L.2.D.1
  • L.5.B.1
  • L.5.C.5
  • L.5.D.1
• UT
  • IV.2.d
  • V.2.a
  • V.2.b
  • V.2.c
  • V.2.c
  • V.2.d
  • V.2.d
  • V.3.b
• OK
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.2
  • C.2.3
  • C.3.1
• DE
  • 1.1.32
  • 6.1.3
  • 6.2.1
  • 6.2.1
  • 6.2.2
• IL
  • 12.4.02
  • 12.4.04
  • 12.4.08
  • 12.4.09
  • 12.4.10
  • 12.7.27

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Created: February 14, 2003 at 09:20 | Updated: February 08, 2013 at 19:47