Are Snakes Dangerous? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Indian cobra

It is a highly venomous snake found in India. It is also popularly known as the Indian Cobra. It kills thousands of people a year.

Answer: water boa

The anaconda is popularly known as "water boa". It is the heaviest snake of the world. It is mainly found in South America.

Answer: rattlesnake

The rattlesnake is found mainly in America. Some of the species of rattlesnake are
1)Mohave
2)North pacific
3)Eastern Diamondback
and Western Diamondback

Answer: True

Pythons are snakes that kill their prey by constriction. The reticulated python is the longest snake in India. The prey of this non-venomous snake does not die due to crushing of muscles or breaking of bones, but it dies because the python wraps itself around the victim, preventing it from breathing.

Answer: neurotoxin

This venom is deadly! It affects the neurons, thus the signals from the brain do not reach the organs resulting in death.

Answer: rattlesnake

Pit vipers are snakes having heat sensors between their eyes and noses such as the rattlesnake. The rattlesnake is found mainly in the western hemisphere.

Answer: anaconda

Elapids are snakes from the family Elapidae. These snakes have short fangs. Most of them are found in Asia and Africa, mainly in the Indian subcontinent.

Answer: Egyptian asp

The Egyptian asp (aka Egyptian cobra) is found all over Africa especially Tanzania. The inland taipan is a deadly snake found in Australia.

Answer: spectacled cobra

The rat snake and the akamata are non venomous snakes which kill their prey by constriction. The habu is a very harmful snake in Japan which kills many people.

Answer: sand boa

The sand boa is a non-venomous snake, killing its prey by constriction. The rattlesnake and the coral snake are highly venomous snakes while the cat snake is mildly venomous.