Reptiles

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Reptiles Alligators, Crocs, Iguanas
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• American Alligators
• Will go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a
  lifetime!
• They have originally 74-78 teeth that must be
  replaced
• as they are worn down.
• They are carnivorous (meat eaters). Their
  favorites
• are fish, birds, frogs and mammals located at the
  edge
• of waters.
• - Alligators live to be about 50 years
  old!-Gators are found in North Carolina, Texas
  and Florida.

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• Green Iguana
• Eats plants, but in the zoo, they eat fruit,
  plants, and
• flowers.
• They are oviparous (they lay 20-45 eggs).
• - Very lazy!! Never move too much!

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Desert Iguana

• Lives in sandy, desert regions.
• Adult Desert Iguanas are brown and gray with
  spots
• Adults grow to be 10-16 inches long
• Eats a vegetarian diet
• Enjoys climbing bushes and cool areas!!!

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Frilled Lizard
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• Snakes

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• This Kamoto Dragon is the worlds largest lizard.
• It weighs as much as 155 pounds!
• They have poisonous
• Saliva to help kill their
• prey such as deer.

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Emerald Tree Boa

• This reptile lives in the jungles
• of South America.
• Its beautiful green color helps
• it hide within the leaves.
• Emerald Tree Boas eat
• small mammals and birds.

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Boa Constrictor

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• Boas can be HUGE!
• They kill their prey by
• Squeezing it until it
• SUFFOCATES!!!!!!!!

• They live in swamps and can grow to be
• the size of a CAR!

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Rattlesnakes

• Rattlesnakes are among the most poisonous!
• Here you see the rattler that is used
• to warn off predators.

It is made from OLD skin.
The fangs in its mouth inject venom into its
prey.
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Cobra
A cobras hood makes it one of the most
recognizable all snakes.

• Most cobras are shy, but their bites
• Contain enough venom to kill up to
• 20 people or even an ELEPHANT!

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Turtles
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Galapagos Tortoise

• This HUGE tortoise has an
• outer shell called a
• carspace.
• Galapagos can live well over
• 100 years old.

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• Box Turtles
• When frightened, box turtles retract their
• head ,tail and limbs.
• - It is dangerous to eat box turtles because
• they eat poisonous plants.

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Sea Turtles
-These reptiles swim great distances in the
sea. They have no teeth, but use their sharp
beaks to chew on plants, fish and even
shellfish. - They have 4 powerful flippers used
for swimming.
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• Chameleons
• Reptiles that change colors.
• Why do you think they change
• colors?
• Their favorite foods are..
• crickets and plants!