Understanding Snakes and Other Animals

What might happen if snakes became our best friends?

• People with a fear of snakes would be more comfortable.

• Thieves would be more likely to approach us.

• Mice would become more common around us.

• We might start living in trees.

Why does the mongoose often win against the cobra?

• The mongoose can fly.

• The cobra is not venomous.

• The mongoose is faster and its receptors are resistant to cobra venom.

• The mongoose is immune to all snake venom.

Why do snakes shed their skin?

• To become more venomous.

• To attract mates.

• To change color.

• To grow and remove parasites.

How does a snake's forked tongue help it?

• It helps the snake to detect the direction of odors.

• It is used for defense.

• It allows the snake to taste its food.

• It helps the snake to see better.

What would be a consequence of all snakes disappearing?

• More snakes would appear.

• An increase in the population of mice and rats.

• A decrease in the number of birds.

• Snakes would become more venomous.

What is a potential impact of snakes on medical research?

• They are a source of antibiotics.

• They are used to test new drugs.

• They provide venom used in some medicines.

• They are used to create vaccines.

Why might zebras have evolved stripes?

• To blend into the forest.

• To attract mates.

• To evade flies.

• To scare predators.

What is a reason kangaroos hop?

• To swim faster.

• To climb trees.

• To fly short distances.

• To conserve energy while moving.

What might happen if dinosaurs came back?

• They would become pets.

• They would be smaller than humans.

• They might cause food scarcity.

• They would live in the ocean.

What could be a consequence if lions started flying?

• They might build nests on trees.

• They would become less visible.

• They would lose their roar.

• They would become herbivores.