chapter 1 Copperheads in action It’s night and very dark in the woods A copperhead hides in the dry leaves It flicks its forked tongue In and out in and out If prey is near the snake’s tongue will find its scent Pits on the snake’s head will notice any heat Is prey close Not yet 4
Attack A mouse scurries toward the copperhead It doesn’t know the snake is there But the snake sure knows about the mouse Quickly the copperhead strikes Its fangs sink in Venom flows into the mouse When the mouse is dead the snake eats it 7 7
