Wriggly Well Riddle

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[iframe width="480" height="500" src="//storynory.com/jigsaw/snake.html"] What animal do you think is 'wriggly well' ? This animal is also born in an egg. Can you guess? Listen to the rhyming riddle and then do the jigsaw. You can do this jigsaw on your iPad or mobile as well as on the computer screen.

Riddle by Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore. Read by Natasha. Jigsaw Puzzle by Bertie.

My mother laid a clutch of eggs
I had to leave my shell
She left me when I came outside
I looked so wriggly well

I’m really very handsome
I look like one long tail
and my mouth opens really wide
I’d nearly eat a whale!

I’m fond of scrumptious mice and frogs
They’re just the size for me
and when I’ve had one for my lunch
I don’t need one for tea!

I mustn’t get too fat you know
Nor scrawny, weak or thin
I have to stay the perfect size
my hole to slither in

I like it there, it’s nice and safe
from birds with nasty claws
I’d rather stay alive you know
not end up in their maws!

Now child, you have listened
just tell me, what’s my name.
If you don’t know, don’t worry
I’ll tell you all the same!
I’M A SNAKE