Snake Identification Quiz

Advanced Level

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

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Q122: What species of snake is this?
From Nelspruit, Mpumalanga.
Q75: What species of snake is this?
Q82: Which of these is a Green Mamba?
From Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.
From Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal.
From Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal.
Q144: What species of snake is this?
From Namibia.
Q128: What species of snake is this?
From Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
Q186: What species of snake is this?
From Limpopo.
Q141: What species of snake is this?
Q173: What species of snake is this?
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.
Q36: What species of snake is this?
Q89: What species of snake is this?
Q48: What species of snake is this?
showing defensive display.
Q140: What species of snake is this?
Q225: What species of snake is this?
Q137: What species of snake is this?
From Namibia.
Q210: What species of snake is this?
Q125: What species of snake is this?
from Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.
Q131: What species of snake is this?
Q205: What species of snake is this?
Q60: What species of snake is this?
A close-up showing the orange surrounding the pupil. From Hluhluwe, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal.
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