SSSSSSSSnakes!!!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw (5)
  2. 6. Tall plant with a trunk and branches (4)
  3. 7. Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold (6)
  4. 8. The color of grass (5)
  5. 11. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America (8)
  6. 12. The color of chocolate (5)
  7. 13. A green transparent form of beryl (7)
  8. 14. A soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit (6)

Down

  1. 1. A hollow cylindrical shape (4)
  2. 2. Unfertilized lobster roe (5)
  3. 4. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  4. 5. A tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous (8)
  5. 6. A fine cord of twisted fibers used in sewing and weaving (6)
  6. 9. The transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit (6)
  7. 10. A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of (4)
  8. 12. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (4)