Snakes and Rain Our Planet

-CHILDREN:

-It's our planet!

It's our planet!

Have you ever noticed how snakes move along?

They move along in a bendy way.

Snakes don't have any arms or legs,

so they have to use their whole body to get from one place to another.

Most snakes live in warm places

because they need the sun to keep them warm.

Snakes are reptiles.

This snake is poking out its forked tongue.

They use their forked tongues to smell,

to sniff out something to eat.

Most snakes lay eggs,

just like birds do.

They often lay them underground, where they're safe.

When the baby snakes hatch out

they're just like their mum,

only a lot smaller.

Some snakes are poisonous.

This is a type of snake called a cobra,

and it's very dangerous because of its poison.

Cobras have flat-looking heads

and they can stand up on their tails

if you get too close to them.

Here's another poisonous snake.

It's a rattlesnake.

It's called a rattlesnake because it has a rattle on the end of its tail.

If another animal comes too close,

it makes a noise with its tail to try and make the animal go away.

Most snakes stay away from animals that are bigger than they are,

so they only hurt people if they get in their way.

In this country there is only one snake which can hurt you,

but you hardly ever see it.

It's called an adder...

..and it has a zigzag pattern on its back.

Another snake, which you might see in a garden, is a grass snake.

Grass snakes aren't poisonous.

They like to eat small animals, but they won't hurt YOU.

Some snakes live in the desert.

This is a sidewinder snake.

It's called this because it moves sideways

and leaves a pattern in the sand.

In very warm places

you even get snakes which live in the sea.

Sea snakes are great swimmers.

There are many types of snakes.

Most of them won't hurt, unless you get too close to them.

So if you see a snake, just let it slither away.

It's our planet!

Boing-boing-boing! Boing-boing!

I'm a bouncing kangaroo.

Boing-boing-boing-boing!

Boing-boing!

Can you be an animal too?

Boing-boing-boing-boing!

Boing-boing-boing-boing!

What animal is this?

It's a snake.

And what creature is Charlie?

He's a tiger.

It's our planet!

Come and see who lives in this garden.

There's a bee, who likes to get nectar from flowers.

And there's a woodlouse.

They like to stay in dark, damp places.

And there's a wasp.

This wasp likes sweet things,

and someone's left some lemonade out on the table.

The clouds are getting darker and the sun has gone in.

It looks like it's going to rain.

THUNDER RUMBLES

Lots of small animals don't like the rain.

The raindrops are almost as big as they are!

The wasp's having trouble flying.

The rain's pouring down.

And the woodlouse is in the gutter.

Rain falls off the roof, into the gutter...

..and washes the woodlouse away,

all the way down the drain.

There's the woodlouse.

He must be soaked!

He's OK, though, and he'll be safe under the pot.

It's wet on that rooftop,

but it's even wetter in this rainforest.

It rains much of the time here.

That's why it's called a rainforest.

The animals look like they're having a shower.

These bats use their wings like an umbrella to keep themselves dry.

Rainforest animals don't seem to mind the rain,

because it rains all the time.

In fact, some animals even LIKE the rain.

This hummingbird is having fun washing its feathers.

When the rain stops

the sunshine comes out and the animals soon dry out.

But the sunshine never lasts too long.

Soon it's raining in the rainforest again.

It's our planet!

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