Free Online Quiz - Snake Identification (Intermediate)

Snake Identification Quiz

Intermediate Level

(15 Questions across more species, with more comparisons.)

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Q114: What species of snake is this?

From Hoedspruit, Limpopo.

Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)

Cross-Marked Sand Snake (Psammophis crucifer)

Short-Snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)

Western Yellow-Bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus)

Q10: What species of snake is this?

from Mtubatuba KwaZulu-Natal.

Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)

Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Q135: What species of snake is this?

From Suikerbosrand Reserve, Gauteng.

Striped Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps dorsalis)

Cross-Marked Grass Snake (Psammophis crucifer)

Karoo Sand Snake (Psammophis notostictus)

Striped Skaapsteker (Psammophylax tritaeniatus)

Q59: What species of snake is this?

Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)

Eastern Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis natalensis)

Q17: What species of snake is this?

Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana)

Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Olive House Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

Common Slug-Eater (Duberria lutrix lutrix)

Q111: What species of snake is this?

From Noup, Namaqualand, Northern Cape.

Southern Adder (Bitis armata)

Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis)

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Many-Horned Adder (Bitis cornuta)

Q127: What species of snake is this?

From Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)

East African Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis medici medici)

Southern Brown Egg-eater (Dasypeltis inornata)

Rhombic Egg-eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Q58: What species of snake is this?

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)

Eastern Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis natalensis)

Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)

Q159: Which of these snakes are harmless to humans?

From Kamanjab, Namibia.

showing defensive display.

Q63: What species of snake is this?

From Sutherland, Northern Cape.

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Spotted Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps lacteus)

Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora)

Coral Shield Cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus)

Q157: Which of these snakes are harmless to humans?

From Simunye, Swaziland.

(Philothamnus hoplogaster), Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.

showing the characteristic scale clearly visible on the front of the snout.

Q28: What species of snake is this?

Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster)

Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)

Western Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis)

Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)

Q82: What species of snake is this?

Wolkberg, Limpopo.

Southern Adder (Bitis armata)

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Berg Adder (Bitis atropos)

Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis)

Q47: What species of snake is this?

From Caprivi, Namibia.

Rhombic Egg-eater (Dasypeltis scabra)

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)

Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus)

Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

Q67: What species of snake is this?

Note the keyhole shaped eye

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Spotted Rock Snake (Lamprophis guttatus)

Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus)

Twig Snake (Thelotornis capensis)

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