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Snake Identification Quiz

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(10 Questions across common species.)

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Q50: What species of snake is this?

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus)

Rhombic Egg-eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Q39: What species of snake is this?

From Lephalale, Limpopo.

Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)

Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Q7: What species of snake is this?

From Vredefort, Free State.

Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)

Black-headed Centipede-eater (Aparallactus capensis)

Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)

Olive House Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Q57: What species of snake is this?

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis)

Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana)

Southern African Python (Python natalensis)

Q8: What species of snake is this?

From Vredefort, Free State.

Black-headed Centipede-eater (Aparallactus capensis)

Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)

Olive House Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)

Q85: Which of these is a Cape Cobra?

From Oudtshoorn, Western Cape.

From Waterberg, Limpopo.

Q17: What species of snake is this?

Olive House Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana)

Common Slug-Eater (Duberria lutrix lutrix)

Q71: Which of these snakes are dangerously venomous?

From Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.

shamming death.

From Lüderitz, Namibia.

Q76: Which of these snakes are harmless to humans?

from Limpopo.

From West Coast National Park, Western Cape.

Q37: What species of snake is this?

Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)

Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

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Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) - Highly venomou

Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) - Highly venomous.

The Rinkhals is endemic to southern Africa and is found only in South Africa, eSwatini and Lesotho. The population in the Zimbabwe Eastern Highlands is now considered a new species – Nyanga Rinkhals (Hemachatus nyangensis). Though it resembles a cobra (spreads a hood), the Rinkhals is not a true cobra and gives birth to live young. It is essentially a grassland inhabitant but is also found in fynbos in the Western Cape. It is fond of wetlands where it feeds on frogs.

When threatened it is quick to disappear down a hole, but if cornered it will stand its ground, form a hood and spit. The Rinkhals is also quick to play dead with the body turned upside down and the mouth hanging open. The venom of this snake is largely cytotoxic causing pain, swelling and potentially tissue damage. Bites are extremely rare and fatalities virtually unheard of. Polyvalent antivenom is effective.

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Black File Snake (Gracililima nyassae) - Harmless

Black File Snake (Gracililima nyassae) - Harmless

A small file snake that averages 50 cm, with a maximum length of 65 cm. The Black File Snake is relatively rare but may be caught in traps on reptile surveys or found crossing roads at night. It is nocturnal and hunts for prey such as lizards and frogs. When confronted it moves in jerky movements and will hide its head under its coils. It will also emit a foul-smelling liquid if handled.

Unlike the Common File Snake, this snake lacks the light dorsal stripe but has the characteristic triangular body. It is usually uniform purple-brown to blackish above with mauve to pink skin between the scales. The belly is dark olive to black or yellowish-white.

Common Slug-eater (Duberria lutrix) - Harmless A

Common Slug-eater (Duberria lutrix) - Harmless

A small snake that averages 30 – 35 cm. It feeds exclusively on snails and slugs and locates them by following the slime trail. The Common Slug-eater favours damp localities in the south-eastern half of southern Africa.

During the day it seeks shelter under rocks, logs and grass tufts and emerges in the evening to hunt. It is reluctant to bite and if threatened will defecate and secrete a foul-smelling substance simultaneously. It also has the peculiar habit of rolling up into a tight spiral with the head concealed, like a roll of tobacco, hence the Afrikaans name.

This small slow-moving snake is not venomous and poses no threat to humans.

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