Rattlesnake

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Toxin secreted by animals (5)
  2. 5. Canine tooth of a carnivorous animal (plural) (5)
  3. 7. Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes (plural) (6)
  4. 8. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (4)
  5. 10. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  6. 12. A rapid series of short loud sounds (plural) (7)
  7. 13. Land of the free; the USA (7)
  8. 14. Belonging to or active during the night (9)

Down

  1. 2. Oval foods laid by hens (4)
  2. 3. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (plural) (7)
  3. 4. Dry land with very little rain (6)
  4. 6. Continent with the Sahara desert (6)
  5. 9. The act of searching for food and provisions (8)
  6. 11. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)