Now your brain will never reject that the meaning of the prefix re- is âbackâ or âagain.â Reflect upon re-, and your vocabulary prowess will never regress! 1  reject: throw âbackâ. 2  recede: move âbackâ.  reduce: lead âbackâ.
1 Rattlesnakes rattle by shaking the rings at the end of their tails. 2  Water moccasins' mouths have a white, cottony lining.  Coral snakes have red, yellow and black rings along the length of their bodies.
Snakes are legless reptiles. They move along the ground by flexing their body and can move very quickly despite not having legs. Only a small percentage of snakes are poisonous. Many snakes are constrictors, meaning that they squeeze their prey with their bodies until the animal is dead or immobile.