Snake Identification Quiz

Advanced Level

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

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Q110: What species of snake is this?
From Koingaas, Namaqualand, Northern Cape.
Q131: What species of snake is this?
Q149: Which of these snakes are dangerously venomous?
from Windhoek, Namibia.
From West Coast National Park, Western Cape.
Q157: Which of these snakes are harmless to humans?
From Simunye, Swaziland.
showing the characteristic scale clearly visible on the front of the snout.
(Philothamnus hoplogaster), Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.
Q229: What species of snake is this?
Q150: Which of these snakes are dangerously venomous?
From Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal.
from Mtubatuba KwaZulu-Natal.
Q214: What species of snake is this?
From Marble Hall, Limpopo.
Q3: What species of snake is this?
Q68: What species of snake is this?
Q91: What species of snake is this?
Q222: What species of snake is this?
Q26: What species of snake is this?
from Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal.
Q125: What species of snake is this?
from Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.
Q217: What species of snake is this?
Q106: What species of snake is this?
From Lüderitz, Namibia.
Q165: What species of snake is this?
From Kasane, Botswana
Q142: What species of snake is this?
From Alldays, Limpopo.
Q11: What species of snake is this?
showing the large eye size in proportion to the head.
Q48: What species of snake is this?
showing defensive display.
Q177: What species of snake is this?
From Aggenhuys, Northern Cape.
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