Snake Identification Quiz

Advanced Level

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

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Q55: What species of snake is this?
from Hoedspruit, Limpopo.
Q117: What species of snake is this?
From Limpopo.
Q100: What species of snake is this?
Q204: What species of snake is this?
From Simunye, Swaziland.
Q3: What species of snake is this?
Q69: What species of snake is this?
Q205: What species of snake is this?
Q49: What species of snake is this?
from Pretoria, Gauteng.
Q113: What species of snake is this?
Q18: What species of snake is this?
Q147: What species of snake is this?
Q202: What species of snake is this?
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.
Q87: What species of snake is this?
From Hoedspruit, Limpopo. Here it shows typical arching of the neck in an effort to burrow underground.
Q67: What species of snake is this?
Note the keyhole shaped eye
Q232: What species of snake is this?
Q176: What species of snake is this?
From Nelspruit, Mpumalanga.
Q191: What species of snake is this?
Q194: What species of snake is this?
Q154: Which of these snakes are harmless to humans?
From West Coast National Park, Western Cape.
from Limpopo.
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