Answer:
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
Has feathers but can't fly. Rests on legs but can't walk.
Turn us on our backs and open up our stomachs you will be the wisest of men though at start a lummox.
What gets wet while drying?
What an fill a room but takes up no space?
What never gets any wetter no matter how hard it rains?