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Snake Quiz
Question | Answer |
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How do snakes move? | They use their muscles and scales to do the walking. |
Snakes scales are made out of what? | Keratin. |
What is the biggest snake in the world? | The Green Anaconda. "Its cousin, the Reticulated Python, can reach slightly greater lengths, but the enormous girth of the anaconda makes it almost twice as heavy." NatGeo |
Why are vine snakes remarkable? | Their face has broad grooves in front of each eye that allow the snakes to see directly forward; their field of vision overlaps slightly which even gives the snakes binocular vision, allowing them better depth perception than most snakes. |
What is the name of the largest Reticulated Python's in captivity? | Colossus: A 28.5 ft 320 lbs female housed at the Pittsburgh Zoo |
What does the Hognose Snake do when it feels threatened? | They fake a death. |
What do Mother Pythons do to keep their eggs warm? | Coil themselves around the eggs. |
What are the only predators of a cobra? | Humans and the mongoose. |
How many rows of teeth do snakes have? | 6 rows of teeth; four rows on the top and two on the bottom. |
How many feet can a spitting Cobra spit? | 6.6 feet. |