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描写动物的英语作文蛇
snakes蛇
thesnakeisalongandthinanimalthatlivesingrassorotherdarkplaces.蛇是一种又长又瘦的动物，生活在草丛里和阴暗的地方、asnakehasnolegsorfeet,butitcanmoveveryfastonitsstomach.蛇没有腿和脚，靠胃部飞快的移动前进。snakesusuallyhavegreen,yelloworblackskins,whichmakethemdifficultfortheirenemiestofindthem.蛇常常有绿色，黄色和黑色的皮肤，使得敌人很难找到他们。somekindsofsnakesliveinwater.theycanswimasfreelyasfish.有些蛇生活在水里，他们能像鱼一样飞速的游移。
snakesarecold-bloodedanimals.inwintertheyhibernateinholeswhicharenarrowenoughonlytoholdthesnakes'bodies.thesnakescansleepthroughawholewinterwithouteatingandmoving.theycannotfeelanypain.thehibernationperiodlastsaboutfivemonths.whenspringcomes,thesnakescomeoutandbegintheirnormallife.
snakescantakemanythingsasfood,suchasmice,sparrows,frogs,birds'eggs,pestsandsoon.peoplesometimescanseeasnakeeatasparrow.firstitmovesclosetothesparrow,thenitputsoutitstongueandbringsthesparrowintoitsmouthandswallowsit,whichmakesalumpinthesnake'sbody.aftersometimethelumpdisappears.
assnakesaredreadful-looking,peopleareafraidofthem.manypeopledrivethemawaywhenevertheyseesnakes.butinchinesefairytales,snakesarebynomeansbad.theyseemtohavehumanfeelings.theycanchangeintoprettygirls.peoplelikeandrespectthem.themostwell-knownisthestoryaboutthewhitesnakeandthebluesnake.
infact,snakesarenotasdreadfulastheylook.theycanhelpustokillmiceandpests.theycanprovideuswithdeliciousmeat.theirbloodisagooddrink.poisonoussnakesareespeciallyuseful.wecanmakevaluabledrugswiththem.