GLOBAL SNAKES DAY JULY 16th  2024 

                                                                     QUIZ 

1. Which is the most poisonous snake?  

     Sea snake or Hydrophis 

2. What is the shape of the tail in Sea snakes?

     Oar shape

3. Name the viviparous groups of snakes?

    Sea snakes and vipers 

4. Which is the most poisonous terrestrial snake?

    Krait 

5. Which is the only snake that builds nest?

     King Cobra 

6. What is the scientific name of King Cobra?

    Naja hanna 

7. What are the other names given to Naja hanna or King cobra?

    Hamadryad or Ophiophagus hanna 

8. What is the study of snakes called?

    Ophiology or Serpentology  

9. Which medicine is given to the victim of the snake bite?

    antivenom or poly venom 

10. Which animal is used in the preparation of antivenom or poly venom?

       Horse 

11. Name the pioneer institutes in the preparation of antivenom and poly venom?

      Hofkin's  institute Mumbai and Central Research Institute Kasouli 

12. Which snake bite has no antidote?

      Sea snake 

13. In which country snakes are absent?

      New Zealand 

14. In which reptiles, tongue is bifurcated?

      Snakes 

15. Presence of hood is the characteristic feature of which snake?

      Cobra 

16. What do you call the snakes that live on trees?

       Arboreal 

17. What is the scientific name of krait?

      Bungarus 

18. What is the process of shedding skin in snakes  called? 

      Ecdysis or molting 

19.  To which class of chordates, do snakes belong?

        Reptiles 

20. What are the locomotory organs in snakes?

      Ribs and intercostal muscles 

21. What are baby snakes called?

       Snakelets

22. What is a group of snakes called? 

       Den

23. Which snake is called Constrictor snake?

       Python 

24. What is the ratio of non-poisonous to poisonous snakes in India?

       10:1 

25. What are the five types of  poisonous snakes found in India?

       Sea snakes, Cobra, Krait, Vipers and Coral snakes 

26. On which part of the central nervous system, does the cobra venom act?

      Medulla oblongata. Hence it is called respiratory poison 

27. What do you call the venom that acts on nervous system?

      Neurotoxin 

28. What do you call the venom that acts on circulatory system?

      Hemotoxin 

29. What is the scientific name of rat snake?

       Ptyas 

30. What are the organs of olfaction in snakes?

      Jacobson's organs 

31. Which snake can spit venom? 

       Spitting Cobra

32. What is a snake's natural enemy? 

       Mongoose

33. Which snake has a rattle on its tail? 

       Rattlesnake

34. Which snake is called Double headed snake?

      Eryx johny 

35. Python belongs to which family?

      Boaidae 

36. What is the function of loreal pit present in pit vipers?

      Thermoreceptor 

37. Name the pit viper present in Himalayas?

      Ancistrodon himalayensis 

38 What is the common name of Russel's viper?

     Chain Viper 

39. What is the diagnostic feature of Russel's viper?

       Three rows of diamond shaped black marks on dorsal side 

40. What is the sound made by snakes called?

       Hissing 

41. What is the term for a snake's attack on prey?

       Strike

42. Which snake is known for its vibrant red coloration? 

      Coral Snake

46. What is a snake's method of capturing prey called? 

      Ambush

47. Which snake is known for its preference for aquatic habitats? 

      Water Moccasin

48. What is the term for a snake's use of venom to immobilize prey? 

      Envenomation

49. Which snake has rudimentary limbs? 

      Python 

50. What is the term for a snake's scales that overlap like roof tiles? 

      Imbricate

51. What is the term for the arrangement of colors on a snake's body that mimics its 

      environment? 

      Camouflage

52. Which Snake is used to churn Ambrosia or amruth from ocean in mythological days?

       Vasuki 

53. Name the snake that bit King Parikshit in Bhagavatha  Purana? 

      Takshaka 

54. Why snakes do not digest milk? 

      due to the absence of renin 

55. Which Hindu God in South India is identified with Snake and fertility?

      Subramanya 

56. Which sound vibrations are listened by snakes?

       Earth born sound vibrations 

57. What is the common name of Drayophis? 

      Green snake or whip snake or wine snake 

58. Which snake is called blind snake?

      Typhlops 

59. Which snake is called 'Friend of the farmer'? 

      Ptyas 

60. Which is the costliest snake in India?

      Red Sand Boa 

61. Name the parts by which poisonous and non-poisonous snakes can be differentiated?

      Tail, Supra Labials, Infra Labials, Ventrals, Vertebrals, Head shape, Loreal Pit etc. 

62. Give one example pit less viper.

       Russel's Viper 

63. What do you call the venom of cobra?

       Cobradin 

64. What do you call the venom of Viper?

       Viperidin 

65. Which is the earliest known true snake fossil?

      Hassiophis terrasanctus 

66. Which country is known as 'Country of Snakes'? 

      Bhutan ( because of the presence of more poisonous snakes ) 

67. Which country is known for much snake diversity?

       Brazil 

68. Which are the World's biggest snakes?

       Green Anacondas 

69. Which is the smallest snake?

      Barbados Thread snake 

70. What is the name given to the teeth of poisonous snakes?

       Fangs 

71. Which place is known as 'Snake Capital of India'? 

      Agumbe located in Western Ghats 

72. Which is the largest venomous snake?

       King Cobra 

73. In which snake, fastest acting venom is found?

      Black Mamba 

74. Which ribs are useful to expand the hood in cobra?

       Cervical ribs 

75. Which glands are modified into poisonous glands in poisonous snakes?

       Salivary glands 

76. Which snake is called Phoorsa snake?

       Echis carinata 

77. Which enzyme is found in snake venom?

       Hyaluronidase 

78. What is the color of snake venom?

       Straw colored 

79. Which muscles constrict the poisonous glands of snake while biting?

      Masseter muscles or Mandibularis constrictus 

80. In which snakes movable fangs are found?

      Vipers and Rattle snakes 

81. In which snakes, permanently erect fangs are found?

      King Cobra and Krait 

82. In which snake, hexagonal Vertebrals are found?

      Krait 

83. In which snakes, third supra labial touches the eye and nasal shield?

      Cobra and Coral snakes 

84. In which snake, fourth infra labial is larger?

      Krait  

85. Which is the most poisonous snake found in North America?

      Diamondback Rattle Snake

86. Which snake is known as eye poker?

       Drayophis 

87. Which snake is known as grass snake or pond snake?

      Tropidonotus 

88. How the fangs function while injecting the venom into the victim?

      Hypodermic syringe 

89. What is the excretory product of snakes?

       Uric acid 

90. How many cranial nerves are found in snakes?

       10 pairs 

91. How do snakes use their venom?

       Prey immobilization and self defense

92. How can we describe snake venom in general?

       Toxic saliva 

93. Can you list out the major symptoms of poisonous snake bite?

       Puncture marks, labored breathing, hemorrhage, swelling and nausea 

94. What is the scientific name of  Inland Taipan?

       Oxyuranus microlepidotus 

 95. What is the scientific name of Black mamba?

        Dendroaspis polylepis 

96. How often snakes shed their skin in a year?

       3-6 times 

97.  If one poisonous snakes bite another poisonous snake, what does happen?

       The snake that is bitten will die. 

98. What is the name given to the tail scales of a snake?

       Sub caudals 

99. Which is the major component of venom?

       Protein 

100. Which teeth are modified into fangs in poisonous snakes?

         maxillary teeth