A Bitingly Dangerous Job

A Bitingly Dangerous Job

By Molly Pevler

Open Ended

Would you ever consider doing a dangerous job like being a fighter jet pilot, a power-line repair person, or a firefighter? Or would you prefer a safe job?

Today, we are going to read about venom milking.


Venom milking

​ is when a person tricks a snake into releasing its venom so that venom can be collected and used.

• We will practice identifying the main idea of each section.

• The main idea is what the section is mostly about.
  
  

A Bitingly Dangerous Job

Multiple Choice

Snake milkers extract venom from snakes in order to…?

• provide people with a milk option other than cow’s milk.

• make sure snakes are no longer poisonous.

• use it in medicine for people.

• learn if a snake is poisonous.

Open Ended

Complete this sentence starter in the space below:

Even though Jim Harrison has been bitten, he chooses to milk snakes because…

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What is the main idea of this section?

Complete this sentence starter in the space below:

In this section, I learned that…

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What is the main idea of this section?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a central idea of the article?

• Venom milking helps people be less fearful of snakes and reptiles.

• Venom milking helps hospitals and research labs make money.

• Venom milking is necessary to keep snakes healthy.

• Venom milking is a rare but important job.

Multiple Choice

What is the best meaning of “essential” in paragraph 5?

• serious

• necessary

• uneventful

• unimportant

Open Ended

Why is venom milking important?

Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Write at least 3-5 complete sentences.