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SNAKE FACTS

6th - University grade
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1 Question
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The term snake comes from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning _________.

To kill

To crawl
2 Question
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To swallow the prey, snakes can open their mouths up to ______ degrees.

120

150
3 Question
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Snakes use their ______ to smell.

Tongue

Eyes
4 Question
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Snakes hiss when they are ______.

Hungry

Threatened
5 Question
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Except for ________, claws, and feathers snakes can digest everything.

Hair

Tooth
6 Question
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Snake's _____ helps them breathe underwater.

Scale

Tongue
7 Question
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Snakes kept in a captive environment can live as long as _____ years.

150 

170
8 Question
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Brahminy blind snakes, often mistaken as earthworms, are the worlds smallest snakes of only ________ long.

2 ½ inches 

2 ½ centimeters
9 Question
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Scientists are exploring the venom of Pico jackfruit variety snake as a potential cure for _______.

Cancer

Diabetes
10 Question
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______ is a process where the snakes shed their skins 3-6 times a year.


Hibernation

Ecdysis
11 Question
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What is the fear of snakes known as?

Ophidiophobia

Arachnophobia
12 Question
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Snakes can’t generate their body heat hence their body will fail if the temperature reaches below ______ degrees.

0

10
13 Question
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Black Mamba, the fastest snake in the world can move up to _______.

10 kmph

20 kmph
14 Question
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Some snakes navigate sensing heat through infrared sensors on their _________.

Snouts

Eyes
15 Question
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Snakes are present in every continent except _______.

Greenland

Antarctica