Life Cycle of a Snake

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Life Cycle of a Snake

• By Sara Martin

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Snake Mating Information
When it comes to the life cycles and behavioral
patterns of snakes vary regionally in response to
environmental conditions. Snakes in tropical
regions mate throughout the year, but can vary on
the species. Snakes in colder regions mate either
in the fall before hibernation or in early
spring. Females signal their readiness for
mating by producing pheromones, chemicals with a
smell that attracts adult males of the same
species. Females leave behind pheromones on the
ground as they move about, and males follow the
pheromone trail to its source.
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Life Cycle

• Snakes mate to have babies. Some give birth to
  live babies and some lay eggs. The eggs that
  snakes lay are not like bird eggs they are like
  soft leather. The baby snake breaks out of the
  egg using a special egg tooth. Once they break
  out of the egg they loose that tooth. After they
  are born they must eat to grow. When a snake
  grows up it starts shedding their skin by rubbing
  up against rocks and other hard places. Once the
  skin is loose, they crawl out of the old layer.

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How do baby snakes break out of their egg?

• Using their head
• Using their tail
• Using their egg tooth
• With the help of their parents

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About me

• I am coming to the end of my college career. I
  will be doing my student teaching in Spring 2008.
  I am so excited to be a certified teacher and
  have my own classroom. I am doing my early
  childhood internship this semester as well as
  taking this class. I have enjoyed all my
  education classes but finally ready to put my
  knowledge to use.

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References

• http//encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761578341_3/Sn
  ake_(reptile).html
• http//www.thematzats.com/snakes/life1.htm
• http//www.britannica.com/ebi/article-208147