Big Snake, Wet World: teacher key

Green Anacondas, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. How long and how heavy can a green anaconda get? Learn its size, its home and how it lives in the water.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How long can a green anaconda reach, according to zoo fact sheets?
   • 3 feet
   • 30 feet (9 meters) (answer)
   • 300 feet
2. About how many live babies does a female usually have at a time?
   • 2 to 4
   • 200 to 400
   • 20 to 40 (answer)
3. At about what age are green anacondas ready to have young?
   • 3 to 4 years old (answer)
   • 1 month old
   • 20 years old
4. An anaconda waits in the water for animals to come by. Why might its eyes and nose on top of its head help?
   • It can run faster
   • It can watch and breathe while hidden in the water (answer)
   • It can fly
5. What is a constrictor?
   • A snake with wings
   • A snake that lays eggs
   • A snake that wraps around its food and squeezes (answer)

Words

• constrictor: a squeezing snake
• capybaras: water rodents
• marshes: soft wet land
• Eunectes: anaconda group