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SNAKE FACTS

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1 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

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


To kill

To crawl

2 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

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


120

150

3 Question
15 másodperce
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Snakes use their ______ to smell.


Tongue

Eyes

4 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

Snakes hiss when they are ______.


Hungry

Threatened

5 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

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


Hair

Tooth

6 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

Snake's _____ helps them breathe underwater.


Scale

Tongue

7 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

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


150 

170

8 Question
15 másodperce
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 másodperce
Q.

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


Cancer

Diabetes

10 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

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



Hibernation

Ecdysis

11 Question
15 másodperce
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What is the fear of snakes known as?


Ophidiophobia

Arachnophobia

12 Question
15 másodperce
Q.

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


0

10

13 Question
15 másodperce
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Black Mamba, the fastest snake in the world can move up to _______.


10 kmph

20 kmph

14 Question
15 másodperce
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Some snakes navigate sensing heat through infrared sensors on their _________.


Snouts

Eyes

15 Question
15 másodperce
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Snakes are present in every continent except _______.


Greenland

Antarctica