Free Online Quiz - Snake Identification (Advanced)

Snake Identification Quiz

Advanced Level

(20 Questions across all species, with more comparisons, and a focus on scientific names.)

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Q59: What species of snake is this?

Eastern Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis natalensis)

Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)

Q135: What species of snake is this?

From Suikerbosrand Reserve, Gauteng.

Psammophis crucifer

Psammophylax tritaeniatus

Psammophis notostictus

Homoroselaps dorsalis

Q227: What species of snake is this?

Bitis rubida

Bitis armata

Bitis atropos

Bitis inornata

Q67: What species of snake is this?

Note the keyhole shaped eye

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Spotted Rock Snake (Lamprophis guttatus)

Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)

Twig Snake (Thelotornis capensis)

Q24: What species of snake is this?

Lycodonomorphus inornatus

Pseudaspis cana

Boaedon mentalis

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Q88: What species of snake is this?

Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)

Dusky-bellied Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus laevissimus)

Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii)

Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Q157: Which of these snakes are harmless to humans?

From Simunye, Swaziland.

(Philothamnus hoplogaster), Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.

showing the characteristic scale clearly visible on the front of the snout.

Q106: What species of snake is this?

From Lüderitz, Namibia.

Karoo Sand Snake (Psammophis notostictus)

Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)

Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)

Short-Snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)

Q230: What species of snake is this?

Lycophidion pygmaeum

Psammophylax rhombeatus

Lycophidion capense

Lamprophis guttatus

Q90: What species of snake is this?

Atractaspis bibronii

Lycodonomorphus laevissimus

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Lycodonomorphus inornatus

Q129: What species of snake is this?

Dasypeltis inornata

Dasypeltis medici medici

Dasypeltis scabra

Lycodonomorphus inornatus

Q178: What species of snake is this?

From Aggenhuys, Northern Cape.

Péringuey’s Adder (Bitis peringueyi)

Desert Mountain Adder (Bitis xeropaga)

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Berg Adder (Bitis atropos)

Q42: What species of snake is this?

From Duiwelskloof, Limpopo.

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Pseudaspis cana

Lycodonomorphus inornatus

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Q144: What species of snake is this?

From Namibia.

Psammophis brevirostris

Psammophis mossambicus

Psammophylax rhombeatus

Psammophis subtaeniatus

Q139: What species of snake is this?

Common Slug-Eater (Duberria lutrix)

Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Variegated Slug-Eater (Duberria variegata)

Common Wolf Snake (Lycophidion capense)

Q226: What species of snake is this?

Berg Adder (Bitis atropos)

Red Adder (Bitis rubida)

Southern Adder (Bitis armata)

Plain Mountain Adder (Bitis inornata)

Q107: What species of snake is this?

From Steinkopf Namaqualand, Northern Cape.

Short-Snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)

Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)

Karoo Sand Snake (Psammophis notostictus)

Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)

Q126: What species of snake is this?

Naja annulifera

Naja subfulva

Naja mossambica

Naja nivea

Q10: What species of snake is this?

from Mtubatuba KwaZulu-Natal.

Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)

Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Q4: What species of snake is this?

From Hoedspruit, Limpopo.

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

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