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A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives. Young Verdi doesn't want to grow up big and green. He likes his bright yellow skin and sporty stripes. Besides, all the green snakes he meets are lazy, boring, and rude. When Verdi finds a pale green stripe stretching along his whole body, he tries every trick he can think of to get rid of it--and ends up in a heap of trouble....

Contains facts about alligators and pythons, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

In two stories, The foolish tortise and The greedy python, bound 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.

Briefly describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of pythons, along with some interesting facts about these snakes.

Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of pythons.

Discusses the behavior, habitat, physical characteristics, and unique features of reticulated pythons, and includes photographs and information on other long snakes.