Page 7 - Jan-Mar 2019

VOL. 16 No. 1
Snakes and the Ecosystem

Act as prey for top
predators such as birds
and mammals thus
balancing the food chain.
Illustration by : Sneha Singh, VIII A,
Scholars Home Sr. Sec. School, Dehradun;

Have access to burrows
Kill rodents such and tight spaces hence
as rats and pests, Role of Snakes they prey on animals
keeping their number in the Ecosystem that are difficult to hunt
in check. otherwise.

Act as secondary seed
dispersers as they carry seeds
ingested by rodents in their
gastrointestinal tracts.

Illustration by: Pranathi P, VIII B, Gitanjali Devakul, Illustration by: Niharika Singh, IV D, Jaypee
Hyderabad Public School, Noida

ScHOOLS HAVe SnAKeS tHAt teAcH!!

ActiVitY: SnAKe in tHe cHAin Our school is located in an area with many snakes. We
worship them under an
Snakes play an important part in the food chain. ancient banyan tree. Regular
Referring to the example below, make a similar awareness programmes
food chain with more components (at least 6). are held to create a better
understanding and dispel
misconceptions about snakes.
When found, we call a snake
rescuer and hand it over to the
forest department to ensure its
better preservation. Illustration by: Deepti Yadav, IX D,
Peacock
rizwan shaik, Vii, Kle rayapur, Dharwad Suditi Global Academy, Etawah
A village school at Dholgarwadi in Karnataka also teaches
students to handle snakes.
Can you write about another such school in India?

Snake
BAttLe endS in KnOtS!

Bee In a rare encounter, a King Cobra bit a Reticulated Python,
attempting to catch, kill and eat it. However, the python
Flower coiled and strangulated the King Cobra even after being
Frog
bitten. At the end, none of them survived!

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KING COBRA PYTHON