Lyons Regional Library

Mirabel, a goose, and her friend, Maxie, a frog, get a scare one day when a king cobra escapes from the zoo.

Brief text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of snakes and other reptiles.

Learn all about these fascinating animals--where they live, how they grow and shed their skins, how they hunt, and their amazing survival tricks.

The perfect introduction to being a pet owner for the child ready to get a snake.

This book describes the characteristics of reptiles, their life cycles, and their defenses.

Hank's sister Emily wants Ralph's Reptile Show to perform at her birthday party more than anything, but Ralph is booked solid. So Hank comes up with a plan. He'll disguise himself as a magician called The Westside Wizard and pull a snake from thin air. But when Hank's true identity is revealed during his performance, his good deed might just turn into a huge disaster.

Many facts and color pictures are included in this volume. The great variety of snakes--for example, boa constrictors, pythons, cobras, and rattlesnakes--from around the world are discussed, distinguishing those that are poisonous from the many that are not.

Describes the incredible transformation of an egg into a snake, and every phase in between.

Offers a simple introduction to garter snakes, describing their appearance, where they live, what they eat, and common behaviors.--

A tall tale of a boy whose chewing gum habit saves him from a rattlesnake's bite.