Coral Snake Stripes

Stretched across the page in one long, wavy line, this coral snake is all about its stripes. Wide and narrow bands ring the whole body in a clear, repeating rhythm, leading down to a small blunt head with quiet eyes. The bands break the page into tidy little sections, which makes this a wonderful page for practicing neat coloring and pattern work. Real coral snakes wear bright rings of red, yellow, and black, a bold warning that says do not bother me. People often remember the rhyme used to tell them apart from harmless lookalikes. Because the body is one continuous shape, even younger children can follow the line from end to end. Print this snake on US Letter or A4 paper, then decide whether to copy the classic coral-snake colors or invent a brand-new banded pattern all your own.