What might a snake do if it's chased, stood on, or handled?
The snake may bite. (Right There)
100
Where do scientists send the venom after the snake is milked.
The venom is sent to a laboratory. (Right there)
100
What does the snake handler put around the snake's jaws during milking?
A rubber-capped bottle is placed around the snake's jaws. (Right There)
100
What do scientists use to make antivenin?
Scientists use snake venom to make this product. (Right There)
100
Antivenin is injected into the snakebite victim to fight the poison and to neutralize it.
What does neutralize mean?
to make harmless
200
How could you be healed if you were bitten by a poisonous snake?
You need to get antivenin from a doctor. (Think and Search)
200
What two things can happen to a person when venom is in his body?
Some venom is mild, and will only make a person sick. Other venom is deadly. (Think and Search)
200
How do snake handlers hold a snake for milking and for picking it up?
The snake must be handled tightly by the head. (Think Search)
200
How do doctor's get the antivenin into a snakebite victim?
The antivenin is injected into the victim. (Think Search)
200
To make antivenin, snakes are kept in captivity and milked by specially trained snake handlers.
What does captivity mean?
Captivity means to be held, imprisoned, or contained.
300
Why do rattlesnakes rattle their tails?
They rattle their tails to warn away predators before biting. (On my own)
300
What other creatures produce venom to protect themselves?
Bees, wasps, spiders, scorpions, specific snakes, etc. (On my own)
300
If you were a snake handler, what two safety tips would you need to keep in mind while attempting to milk a snake?
Two safety tips are to:
1. Carefully pick the snake up
2. Hold the snake tightly by the head so it cannot bite (On my own)
300
If you were going to go to a country that is known to have poisonous snakes, what precautions would you take?
Carry antivenin with you, know where the hospitals are, be careful where you walk, wear protective clothes, etc. (On my own)
300
Most of them are timid creatures who try to avoid people.
What does timid mean?
shy or want to be left alone
400
The author says that snakebites can cause a mild reaction, or even death. What are some reactions that you think may happen before death occurs?
Swelling, trouble breathing, rash, redness, etc. (Author and me)
400
Do you think the process used to remove venom from a snake is fair or unfair? Please explain your answer using evidence from the text.
Any answer supported with evidence from the text and your own background knowledge is correct. (Author and me)
400
If you wanted to learn more about snakes, what would you do?
To learn more about snakes I would;
1. Look on the internet
2. Go to the library
3. Ask someone who knows a lot about snakes, maybe a scientist or a snake handler (Author and me)
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Imagine you are stranded and alone in the middle of nowhere. You have been bitten by a snake and you are not sure if it is poisonous or not. You do not have any antivenin or a cell phone. What would you do and why?
You must identify the QAR!
Any reasonable answer that would lead to a chance of survival and evidence of using background knowledge.
QAR is On My Own
400
Why do you think the author chose to write about snake handlers?
The author writes about snake handlers to explain ways to handle a snake safely, and show safe reasons to handle a snake, like harvesting the venom to make antivenin.
500
When answering an "In My Head" type question, I need to get my information from...
my background knowledge
500
What are the two QAR's for In the Book type questions?
Right There and Think and Search
500
What are the two QAR's for In My Head type questions?
Author and Me and On My Own
500
When and why should you use QAR?
I should use QAR when I need to answer or create questions because it will help me understand and talk about what I read. Using QAR makes me realize that all the answers are not found in the text.