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JOSIE'S POEMS

Snake Poems

By Josie Whitehead

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The onomatopoeia comes from the sound of S which I've used regularly in my poem.  Remember that snakes hiss (sss) when they're afraid as a warning of attack. Ssssss 

See also:  SNAKES and DON'T RATTLE A RATTLESNAKE
Snake

The Snake

By Josie Whitehead

Snake (The)

See how he slithers;

     See how he slides.

With swiftness and ease

     He now quietly hides.

 

See how he watches

     With sharp piercing eyes

And will stealthily pounce,

     For there’s skill in surprise.

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See how he swallows;

     Snakes do not have teeth.

Then he’ll slither and slide

     Through scrubland and heath.

 

See this solitary predator

     Spiral back home,

But tomorrow, surreptitiously,

     He'll set off to roam.

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SNAKE FACTS:  (Snakes are reptiles):

  • Snakes are carnivores (meat eaters).

  • Snakes don't have eyelids.

  • Snakes can't bite food so have to swallow it whole.

  • Snakes have flexible jaws which allow them to eat prey bigger than their head!

  • Snakes are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.

  • Snakes have internal ears but not external ones.

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