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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Q114: What species of snake is this?

From Hoedspruit, Limpopo.

Psammophis brevirostris

Psammophis mossambicus

Psammophis subtaeniatus

Psammophis crucifer

Q20&: What species of snake is this?

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Red Adder (Bitis rubida)

Namaqua Dwarf Adder (Bitis schneideri)

Gaboon Adder (Bitis gabonica)

Q113: What species of snake is this?

Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)

Western Yellow-Bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus)

Short-Snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)

Cross-Marked Sand Snake (Psammophis crucifer)

Q88: What species of snake is this?

Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii)

Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)

Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Dusky-bellied Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus laevissimus)

Q214: What species of snake is this?

From Marble Hall, Limpopo.

Coral Shield Cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)

Speckled Shield Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus)

Q150: Which of these snakes are dangerously venomous?

from Mtubatuba KwaZulu-Natal.

From Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal.

Q212: What species of snake is this?

Macrelaps microlepidotus

Atractaspis bibronii

Afrotyphlops bibronii

Lycophidion capense

Q144: What species of snake is this?

From Namibia.

Psammophylax rhombeatus

Psammophis mossambicus

Psammophis brevirostris

Psammophis subtaeniatus

Q54: What species of snake is this?

From Johannesburg, Gauteng.

Naja nigricincta nigricincta

Hemachatus haemachatus

Naja mossambica

Naja nivea

Q204: What species of snake is this?

From Simunye, Swaziland.

Spotted Rock Snake (Lamprophis guttatus)

Marbled Tree Snake (Dipsadoboa aulica)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra scabra)

Q94: What species of snake is this?

East African Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis medici medici)

Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus)

Southern Brown Egg-eater (Dasypeltis inornata)

Q133: What species of snake is this?

Striped Skaapsteker (Psammophylax tritaeniatus)

Striped Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps dorsalis)

Karoo Sand Snake (Psammophis notostictus)

Cross-Marked Grass Snake (Psammophis crucifer)

Q166: What species of snake is this?

Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)

Anchieta’s Cobra (Naja anchieta)

Brown Forest Cobra (Naja subfulva)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

Q222: What species of snake is this?

Berg Adder (Bitis atropos)

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Southern Adder (Bitis armata)

Red Adder (Bitis rubida)

Q71: What species of snake is this?

Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Common Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)

Common Slug-Eater (Duberria lutrix lutrix)

Karoo Sand Snake (Psammophis notostictus)

Q33: What species of snake is this?

From Vredefort, Free State.

Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus

Lycophidion capense

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Dasypeltis scabra scabra

Q35: What species of snake is this?

From Pearly Beach, Western Cape.

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

South African Python (Python natalensis)

Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

Q31: What species of snake is this?

From Vredefort, Free State.

Coral Shield Cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus)

Common Wolf Snake (Lycophidion capense)

Common Slug-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra scabra)

Herald Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia)

Q112: What species of snake is this?

Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)

Short-Snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)

Western Yellow-Bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus)

Cross-Marked Sand Snake (Psammophis crucifer)

Q119: What species of snake is this?

Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)

Schlegel’s Beaked Blind Snake (Afrotyphlops schlegelii)

Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii)

Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana)

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