Rainbow Snakes, by Alyssa

Rainbow Snakes, by Seonni

Rainbow Snakes

By Seonni

        

     Rainbow Snakes have interesting body parts. A rainbow snake’s colors are black, red, pink, yellow and gold.  You can tell if it is a boy or girl because males are smaller than females.  A rainbow snake can grow up to be 36/44 inches long.  Last of all about features, a rainbow snake has shiny smooth skin, and they have bluish/black back scales, with  three red stripes. They also grow up to a total length of 36/48 inches.

They are found in southeastern states.  A rainbow snake lives in the coastal plain in slow streams. Did you know the name rainbow snake comes from greek erythes?  

Some females lay over 50 egg at a time. People don’t see rainbow snakes because they hide. All  About Behavior. Rainbow snakes are not seen because they are sneaky. They usually spend their time in plants in the water. They are sneaky so they can catch  their prey.  They are good swimmers and now how to slither into mud and sand.

Rainbow snakes eat many things.  A rainbow snakes usually  eat eels, frogs, salamanders, and tadpoles.  

A rainbow snake’s predators are humans. Humans kill rainbow snakes when they are turning soil around to plant crops.

Rainbow Snakes, by Amber

All About Rainbow Snakes

by Amber

Rainbow snakes have lots of parts on their bodies.  Rainbow snakes have black with three red stripes on their back.  They have little tails.  The adult rainbow snake has a yellow head.  They usually grow to 36-48 inches long.  Males are smaller than females.

Rainbow snakes eat different kinds of foods.  Rainbow snakes eat ells and also prey on small frogs, tadpoles, and salamanders.  Rainbow snakes swallow with their head first.  They also eat their prey alive.  

Rainbow snakes do lots of things.  Rainbow snakes usually spend their time in sandy soil and under the water.  Females lay their eggs in July.  They can dig holes  in mud or sand.  Rainbow snakes lay like over 20 eggs.  Some big females may lay over 50 eggs.

Rainbow  snakes live in different places.  Rainbow snakes live in blackwater like swamp and marshes.They live in sandy places in the coastal plains.  Rainbow snakes are seen in the Southern Eastern united states.  

Rainbow snakes don’t have a lot of predators.  When it’s spring rainbow snakes are at farmers.  Farmers have plows that roll on the rainbow snakes and crush them.  The farmers don’t even notice.