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rattlesnake

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gopher snake

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can you find the snake?

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Because snakes are cold-blooded, their body temperature matches the temperature outside. They get warm by laying
in the sun.  They cool down by getting in the shade.  Snakes that live in a cold climate, need to hibernate.

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Example Adaptation: Snakes in the Desert

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Example Adaptation: Snakes in the Desert

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Snakes that live in the desert adapt to their environment a few ways. Snakes are cold-blooded which allows them to adapt to the desert because it is hot during the day, but cold at night. Snakes don't need a lot of water. The water that they get is from their prey. They snakes uses camouflage to blend in with the sand and rocks so that it is not easily spotted.

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Because the snake has no limbs or fingers, it adapts to eat.  Snakes have two large fangs and rows of teeth that point backwards to help them push prey into their throat.
Snakes also have a jaw that has an extra joint which lets the jaw expand so it can eat things that can be three times bigger than then snake itself. Constrictors also use their body to wrap itself around its prey to suffocate it.

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Snakes use camouflage and mimicry to adapt to their habitat. Camouflage
is a pattern or the way the snake looks to help it to blend in to it's environment. Camouflage helps the snake to catch prey and to hide from predators. Some smaller snakes have patterns that mimic larger and more dangerous snakes. For example the gopher snake looks a rattlesnake, which is a more harmful and intimidating snake.  Looking like this keeps it safe.

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A snakes main adaption is its body form. It has 200-400 vertebrae, but no limbs. Instead of running or walking, it slithers. Slithering is good because it can be fast, it is quiet, and lets them sneak up on prey. it can fit into small holes in the ground so that predators cannot find them and they can also find prey in the holes.

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Examples of natural environments are: the desert, forests, wetlands and drylands.

A habitat is a natural home (a home in nature) like a tree or a cave or even a hole in the ground.

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines adaptation as: : "adjustment to environmental conditions: such as

a : adjustment of a sense organ to the intensity or quality of stimulation

b : modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment : a heritable physical or behavioral trait that serves a specific function and improves an organism's fitness or survival."

Because snakes live in different environments and  habitats, they must adapt to each environment to thrive and survive.

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Hello!  Today I'm going to report about how snakes adapt to their environment to survive. They use their bodies to adapt to their surroundings to do things like: catching prey, surviving in harsh weather and against fierce predators. I hope you will find this interesting, so read on and find out about snakes and adaptation!:)