Nebraska Snakes

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Nebraska Snakes

• Ms. Lawson
• June 7, 2005

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Nebraska Snakes

• Types
• Habitats
• Diet
• Predator vs. Prey
• Common Non-poisonous snakes
• Poisonous snakes
• Nebraska snakes by regions

Image taken for educational purposes from
http//www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/nebra
ska_1990.jpg
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Types
Information taken for education use from Museum
Notes
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Habitat

• Farms -- tall grass, wood piles and pastures
• Water areas -- rivers, ponds, marshes, and
  backyards
• Prairies -- grasslands

To learn more about habitats visit
http//edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/habitats.html
Farm clipart used for educational purposes from
http//www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/farm.h
tm Pond clipart used for educational purposes
from http//www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/
pond.htm Prairies clipart used for educational
purposes from http//www.nationalgeographic.com/g
eographyaction/habitats/prairies.html
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Diet

• Small mammals like mice
• Lizards
• Birds and bird eggs
• Frogs and Toads
• Fish
• Snails and slugs
• Worms
• Insects
• Other snakes

• All snakes eat meat. There are no vegetarian
  snakes!
• Snakes like to digest food in warm places -- like
  roads -- to speed up metabolism.

Clipart taken for educational purposes from
PowerPoint clipart gallery.
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Predator vs. Prey

• Animals snakes eat
• Small mammals
• Birds
• Other snakes
• Lizards
• Frogs and toads
• Worms

• Animals that eat snakes
• Red-tailed hawks
• Great blue herons
• Skunks
• Opossums
• Raccoons

To learn more about food chains visit
http//users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyP
ages/F/FoodChains.html
Clipart taken for educational purposes from
PowerPoint clipart gallery.
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Common Non-Poisonous Nebraska Snakes

• Bullsnake
• Plains Garter
• Hognose
• Racer
• Common Water

Bullsnake
Photo taken for educational purposes from
http//www.enature.com/localguide/localguide_stand
ard_display.asp?curGroupID7rgnNE_331curPageNum
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Poisonous Nebraska Snakes

• Prairie Rattlesnake
• Timber Rattlesnake
• Western Massaguga
• Copperhead

Prairie Rattlesnake
Prairie rattlesnake taken for educational
purposes from http//www.enature.com/localguide/l
ocalguide_standard_display.asp?curGroupID7rgnNE
_331curPageNum6
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Where Do They Live?
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Complete The Map
Western
Central
Eastern
Print this slide and write in the names of the
different Nebraska snakes in the correct regions
in which they live.
Map taken for educational purposes
fromhttp//www.enature.com/localguide/localguide_
standard_display.asp?curGroupID1rgnNE_331
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Nebraska Snakes Review

• Types
• Habitats
• Diet
• Predator vs. Prey
• Common Non-poisonous snakes
• Poisonous snakes
• Nebraska snakes by regions

Image taken for educational purposes from
http//www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/nebra
ska_1990.jpg
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Content and ISTE Standards

• Content Standards
• 1.1.1 Recognize and explain how animals live and
  survive in distinct habitats
• 1.1.3 Compare and contrast animals by their body
  coverings, diet, and locomotion
• 1.1.5 Classify animals into major categories such
  as amphibian, bird, fish, mammal or reptile

• ISTE Standards
• III. Teaching, Learning, and the curriculum
• 1. Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences
  that address content standards and student
  technology standards
• VI. Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues
• 1. Model and teach legal and ethical practice
  related to technology use.

Prairie rattlesnake picture taken for educational
purposes from http//www.enature.com/localguide/l
ocalguide_standard_display.asp?curGroupID7rgnNE
_331curPageNum6