Food
Carnivore
Snakes eat mice, frogs, eggs and insects.
Meat eater
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Snake Facts for Kids: S Is for Snake
Snakes have no legs and move by bending their long, strong bodies. They smell the air by flicking out their forked tongue. Here are easy snake facts for kids: what snakes eat, how big they grow, what a baby snake is called and where snakes live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter S.
Reptiletype
Carnivorediet
Hatchlingbaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Snakes
Two more true facts about the snake that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
Ss
Say “Snake”
Snake starts with the letter S. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Snakes smell with their forked tongues.
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One more fact
They have no eyelids.
Act it outMove like a snake for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter S in “Snake”.
Ask a questionWhat would a snake eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Snake Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the snake, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A snake is from 10 cm to 9 m long.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Snakes live for about 10 to 30 years.
LifespanBaby
Hatchling
A baby snake is called a hatchling.
Baby nameGroup
Den
A group of snakes is called a den.
Group nameHabitat
Everywhere
Snakes are found in every continent except Antarctica.
Where they liveAnimal type
Reptile
Snakes have no legs and move by bending their long, strong bodies. They smell the air by flicking out their forked tongue.
Snake is a reptileLetter
S is for snake
Snake has 5 letters and starts with S.
Say: Snake
Quick quiz
Snake Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
Score: 0
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Free printable
Snake Coloring Page: Letter S Worksheet
Done reading about the snake? Print the free letter S sheet, say “S is for snake” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
Uppercase SLowercase sTracing practiceFind the S animals
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3 pages, black & white
Questions
All FAQs
Snake Questions Kids Ask
Snakes eat mice, frogs, eggs and insects. That makes the snake a carnivore, which means it is a meat eater.
A snake is from 10 cm to 9 m long.
Snakes live for about 10 to 30 years.
A baby snake is called a hatchling.
A group of snakes is called a den.
Snakes live in every continent except Antarctica. Their favorite habitat is: everywhere.
Yes. The snake is a reptile. Snakes have no legs and move by bending their long, strong bodies. They smell the air by flicking out their forked tongue.
Snake starts with the letter S. Say it slowly and listen for the S sound at the start.
Keep exploring
All S animals
More Animals Like the Snake
Other S animals and more reptiles to read about next.
Fish
A shark can lose thousands of teeth in its life, and new ones keep moving forward to take their place. The whale shark is the biggest fish in the world.
Lives in: Ocean Read shark factsMammal
Sloths move so slowly that tiny green algae can grow in their fur. They spend most of their lives hanging upside down in trees.
Lives in: Rainforests Read sloth factsReptile
Lizards lie in the sun to warm up their bodies. Some lizards can drop their tail to get away and grow a new one.
Lives in: Deserts Read lizard factsReptile
Chameleons can change the color of their skin. Each eye can move on its own, so they can look two ways at once.
Lives in: Rainforests Read chameleon facts