1. “Rikki-tikki-tavi”
Rudyard Kipling

2. True/False A mongoose is a large animal that flies.
A cobra is the largest venomous snake.
A cobra is found in the US.
A mongoose will always be killed by a cobra.

3. Background Knowledge
Story takes place in India

4. Mongoose A brown, furry animal about 15 inches long.
Known for ability to fight snakes
Can kill a snake by breaking the neck with it’s teeth

5. Mongoose

6. Cobras Longest venomous snake
Known for the their “hoods” that flare when angry
Only snake in the world to build a nest for eggs
A single bite can kill a grown elephant
Top of the food chain, only natural predators are man and mongoose

7. Cobras

8. True/False A mongoose is a large animal that flies.
A cobra is the largest venomous snake.
A cobra is found in the US.
A mongoose will always be killed by a cobra.

9. Vocabulary Veranda- large porch Gait- manner of walking
Purchase: hold firm
Sluice: drain