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SNAKE FACTS

6th - University grade
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1 Question
15 seconds
Q.

The term snake comes from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning _________.

To kill

To crawl
2 Question
15 seconds
Q.

To swallow the prey, snakes can open their mouths up to ______ degrees.

120

150
3 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Snakes use their ______ to smell.

Tongue

Eyes
4 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Snakes hiss when they are ______.

Hungry

Threatened
5 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Except for ________, claws, and feathers snakes can digest everything.

Hair

Tooth
6 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Snake's _____ helps them breathe underwater.

Scale

Tongue
7 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Snakes kept in a captive environment can live as long as _____ years.

150 

170
8 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Brahminy blind snakes, often mistaken as earthworms, are the worlds smallest snakes of only ________ long.

2 ½ inches 

2 ½ centimeters
9 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Scientists are exploring the venom of Pico jackfruit variety snake as a potential cure for _______.

Cancer

Diabetes
10 Question
15 seconds
Q.

______ is a process where the snakes shed their skins 3-6 times a year.


Hibernation

Ecdysis
11 Question
15 seconds
Q.

What is the fear of snakes known as?

Ophidiophobia

Arachnophobia
12 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Snakes can’t generate their body heat hence their body will fail if the temperature reaches below ______ degrees.

0

10
13 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Black Mamba, the fastest snake in the world can move up to _______.

10 kmph

20 kmph
14 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Some snakes navigate sensing heat through infrared sensors on their _________.

Snouts

Eyes
15 Question
15 seconds
Q.

Snakes are present in every continent except _______.

Greenland

Antarctica