When Josh finds a nest of blue snakes and decides to bring one into school for science class, his friend Andy is not sure this is a good idea--when the snake gets loose in the school hallway, Andy and the reader have to choose how the incident will end.

As a hungry snake gathers mice to eat, counting off as he deposits them in a jar, the clever mice count down as they outwit the snake and escape.

A pet boa constrictor wreaks havoc on a posh garden party.

When Duckworth finds a snake in his closet, and then is swallowed whole, his parents are sure he is simply being difficult.

In two stories bound together back to back, a tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters and a greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.

Because the leprechauns believe that the snakes stole their gold, they force them to slither onto boats departing Ireland, leaving Shawn O'Hisser as the only snake left in the whole country.

Upon returning from a day of exploring, Grandfather snake asks Marcus and his friends what they enjoyed most about their outing and thereby they learn of acceptance and camaraderie.

"Snakes in space? Yes, indeed. The colorful crew explores stars and planets on a fabuloussss adventure with accessible, fun, sibilant text. Brimming with rocket ships and planets, this outer space adventure is also a fun read aloud. And at the end, there's a surprise sure to delight readers, as one of the snakes makes a new friend!"--Dust jacket.

Sally, Robert's green ribbon snake, accidentally gets loose so the hunt is on to find her before she needs to eat again.

Two animals who share a love of the night sky meet in the daylight and are surprised to discover how different they are.