Snake Discovery

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Across
  1. 2. Monkey Tailed skinks are _________, meaning they give live birth and provide placentas for their young.
  2. 3. Crested geckos come from the island of _____ __________.
  3. 7. Like other ________ boas, the cooks boas are a relatively aggressive species and known to strike.
  4. 8. These turtles can live up to 50 years and are found around North America.
  5. 12. This species of lizard has a very toxic venom, but it's more helpful as a digestion aid than a defense mechanism.
  6. 13. This species of gecko are also known as "pajama geckos".
  7. 15. The Black Tailed ______ can grow up to 9 feet long and are one of the largest colubrid snakes in the world!
Down
  1. 1. The females of this species will "shiver" to keep their eggs warm during incubation.
  2. 4. Our _______ _________ Rex is stunted and malformed due to being kept in a 4ft wooden box and neglected for 27 years
  3. 5. This frog has unique and interesting coloration making it look like bird droppings.
  4. 6. This species of lizard is thought to be warm-blooded during the breeding season.
  5. 9. This species of snake has a very loud hiss and will shake its tail to imitate a rattlesnake
  6. 10. The name of our female Argentine Boa who survived a house fire.
  7. 11. ________ guentheri, the scientific name for Solomon Island Leaf Frog.
  8. 14. This species of snake was originally thought to be a python but were discovered to be boas in 1995.