Answer:
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
My children are near and far. No matter that I know where they are. The gift I give them make their day. But if I were gone they would wander away.
In the forest, this blends in just right, but every December it is covered with lights. What is it?
What can be swallowed, but can swallow you?
The weapon of choice to create the biggest shock.
If itβs information you seek, come and see me. If itβs pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. What am I?