Snakes (National Geographic Kids): Criss Cross

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Across

  • 3. a long, skinny animal with no legs that slithers on the ground
  • 4. the black circle in the middle of your eye that helps you see
  • 6. when an animal sleeps for a long time in winter to stay warm and safe
  • 7. when an animal takes off its old skin, feathers, or shell and grows new ones

Down

  • 1. animals that get eaten by other animals
  • 2. an animal with dry, scaly skin, like a snake, lizard, or turtle
  • 3. a hard, bumpy part of a turtle’s shell or a reptile’s skin
  • 5. an animal that hunts and eats other animals

Word Bank

molt
hibernate
predator
prey
pupil
scute
reptile
snake