Free Online Quiz - Snake Identification (Easy)

Snake Identification Quiz

Easy Level

(10 Questions across common species.)

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Q5: What species of snake is this?

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

Q52: What species of snake is this?

Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus)

Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)

Zebra Cobra (Naja nigricincta nigricincta)

Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)

Q2: What species of snake is this?

Olive House Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)

Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora)

Q25: What species of snake is this?

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)

Gaboon Adder (Bitis gabonica)

Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis)

Berg Adder (Bitis atropos)

Q1: What species of snake is this?

From the West Rand, Gauteng.

Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora)

Olive House Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)

Q7: What species of snake is this?

From Vredefort, Free State.

Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)

Black-headed Centipede-eater (Aparallactus capensis)

Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)

Olive House Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Q29: What species of snake is this?

From Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal.

Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)

Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)

Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Q11: What species of snake is this?

showing the large eye size in proportion to the head.

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)

Q83: Which of these is a Black Mamba?

showing defensive display.

from Zambia.

From Pretoria Gauteng

From Hoedspruit, Limpopo.

Q65: What species of snake is this?

Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana)

Karoo Whip Snake (Psammophis notostictus)

Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)

Spotted Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps lacteus)

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