Venomous Snake Handling and Behavior

Venomous Snake Handling and Behavior

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explores the handling of venomous snakes, focusing on the fer-de-lance. It covers safe handling techniques, snake behavior, and the snake's role in pest control. The fer-de-lance is common in the Amazon and often mistaken for a rattlesnake. The video emphasizes safety and the snake's attraction to human communities due to rats.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common method for safely handling venomous snakes in the wild?

Using a net

Covering them with a blanket

Putting them in a tube

Grabbing them by the tail

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do local people often mistake the fer-de-lance snake for a rattlesnake?

Because of its color

Because of its size

Because of its tail

Because of its habitat

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the fer-de-lance snake commonly found?

In the Arctic tundra

In the Australian outback

In the Amazon basin

In the Sahara Desert

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual event occurred during the handling of the snake?

The snake escaped

The snake was released into the wild

The snake left a fang in a tool

The snake was caught in a net

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you avoid touching if a snake leaves a fang behind?

The snake's tail

The snake's head

The fang with venom

The snake's body

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are snakes like the fer-de-lance attracted to human communities?

Because of the warm climate

Because of the abundance of rats

Because of the availability of water

Because of the presence of other snakes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role do snakes play in human communities?

They help with pest control

They are a food source

They are used for entertainment

They are pets

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the fer-de-lance snake found by Pablo?

In a river

In a cave

In a tree

In the middle of a trail