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Snake identification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are venomous?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of these are venomous?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

what is the longest ,most venomous snake in the world

a)

black mamba

b)

king cobra

c)

sea krait

d)

inland tipan

4.
Snakes are...
a)
reptiles
b)
arachnids
c)
insects
d)
amphibians
5.

What snakes is this

a)

Rattlesnake

b)

ball python

c)

King cobra

d)

copperhead

6.

what snake is this

a)

anaconda

b)

Grater snake

c)

king cobra

d)

black mamba

7.

What snake is this

a)

King snake

b)

Burmese python

c)

milk snake

d)

Black snake

8.

is the milk snake venomous

a)

no

b)

yes

9.

There are more than _____ species of snakes around the world.

Hay más de _______ especies de serpientes en todo el mundo.

a)

2,000

b)

3,000

c)

1,000

10.

How does a hemotoxin cause damage to prey?

a)

It causes paralysis.

b)

It causes blood to clot.

c)

It causes cells to begin dying off.

d)

It prevents venom from from penetrating cells.

11.

Snakes can swallow prey up to 3 times the size of their mouth. How is this possible?

a)

Their tongues help pull the prey down their throat.

b)

The can unhinge their jaws.

c)

Most digestion take place before the prey is swallowed.

d)

This is just a myth. They cannot swallow prey that large.

12.

Which of the following would indicate a venomous snake?

a)

a double row of scales past the vent

b)

a rounded head

c)

rounded pupils

d)

a triangular shaped head

13.

Which of the following are only found in vipers?

a)

Rattles

b)

Jacobson's organs

c)

A columella

d)

Pits

14.

If a snake bite caused someone to get a finger amputated, the venom injected was most likely

a)

a hemotoxin

b)

a cytotoxin

c)

a neurotoxin

d)

a ambulotoxin

15.

The most dangerous animals on the North American continent, by a margin of 1000 to one, are not bears, mountain lions or wolves but poisonous snakes. Attacks occur far more frequently than most people suspect; 6500 to 7000 humans are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year. Fortunately, the death rate from snakebite is low, largely because of widespread knowledge about snakes and the fact that in most cases treatment is prompt. Yet for the victims, even though they survive, the ordeal is a dreadful experience sometimes resulting weeks or months of illness, permanent crippling, the loss of a hand or foot, or other lasting handicaps.


1. The North American continent ----.

a)

A) has the most dangerous animal in the world

b)

B) suffers much from wolves than bears

c)

C) cannot bear mountain lions and wolves

d)

D) is usually subject to poisonous snake attacks

e)

E) can guess the time of attacks of snakes

16.

Which of the following would NOT be okay as a pet?

a)

ball python

b)

red tail boa

c)

copperhead

d)

corn snake

17.

Reptiles are affected by the temperature around them. If a reptile wanted to cool down, it might

a)

move into the sun

b)

move into the shade

c)

not move at all and let its body control its temperature

18.

Why is the speckled king snake actually helpful to have around?

a)

It gets along well with bunnies and mice

b)

It eats venomous snakes

c)

It is only active in the month of May

19.

Which venomous snake is recognized by its "Hershey's Kiss" pattern on its scales?

a)

rattlesnake

b)

copperhead

c)

water moccasin

20.

Which venomous snake can be identified by the dark band or mask around its eyes? It also prefers the water more than other venomous snakes.

a)

water moccasin

b)

copperhead

c)

rattlesnake