SNAKE SNOOP
According to the World-Guinness book of records, the reticulated python is the longest snake held in captivity. What was the given name of 7.67m long snake?
Akkadian
Mehen
Medusa
Severus
Which ancient goddess turned Medusa into snake-headed, death-gaze monster after she had a love affair with Poseidon in the temple of this goddess?
Nemesis
Aphrodite
Athena
Eos
What is the name of the largest snake known ever to have roamed the earth, some 50-60M years ago?
Titanopython
Titanoboa
Titanoconda
Titanoreptilus
How much heavier would the titanoboa have been (at an estimated max) compared to the heaviest snake today (the green anaconda= 200kg)?
6 times
8 times
10 times
12 times
Aside from the green anaconda, there is one other species of anaconda. Which one is this?
Red anaconda
Grey anaconda
Yellow anaconda
Brown anaconda
The black mamba (the picture shows the green mamba) is said to be the most venomous mamba (tree-reptile) species; the venom will kill a human somewhere between 0.5 to 6 hours of the bite. Where does this African snake lend its name from?
It has a black-coloured tale
The mouth of the snake is black
The skin is completely black
It has a black head
The black mamba (now in the picture) is also one of the fastest snakes. How fast can the snake travel?
Up to 13 km/h
Up to 8 km/h
Up to 32 km/h
Up to 19 km/h
The semi-aquatic pit viper (South-Easy USA), Agkistrodon piscivorus, is known to have one of the fastest strike speeds of all. Also, they are able to reproduce by facultative parthenogenesis. What does this mean?
Asexual reproduction by fragmentation above the tail
Being able to switch between sexual and asexual reproduction by fission, where the species splits in two
Sexual reproduction by external fertilisation
Being able to switch between asexual reproduction where the egg develops without fertilization
How to flying/ gliding snakes maintain stability in air?
Aerial undulation
Drag-based stability
Stretch-contract mechanism
Invisible fins
Which of the following is not a characteristic to look out for in poisonous snakes?
Pointy snout
Bright colours
Round pupils
Triangular and broad head
How do Sonoran coral snakes keep predators at bay?
It will start hissing very loudly whilst the color pattern changes
It lifts its tale and farts making a warning sound
It generally won't: it slithers away as fast as it can
It will lift its head over 1 meter above the ground and spit venom into the direction of its attacker
What is the name of the snake of Voldemort?
Hedwig
Nadine
Nagini
Narcissa
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