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Snakes bodies are covered in these?
SCALES.
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Snakes have really long tails. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. Their tails are actually pretty short. Their organs are spread out down the length of their body.
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Scientists have found fossils of a prehistoric snake that measured between 45 and 50 feet. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE. They called in Titanaboa
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Albino snakes are all white. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. Albinos are actually yellow and white. Though the giveaway is the red eyes.
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Not all snakes lay eggs. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE.
All snake venom can kill you. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. Not all snake venom is lethal to humans. There are different types of venom that attack the body differently.
Snakes only shed in the summer. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. Snakes shed depending on their rate of growth and age. Babies can shed weekly while adults can go months between sheds.
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Snakes measure their food to make sure its not too big. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. If its too big they just spit it back out.
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Snakes make terrible climbers. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. Snakes are great climbers.
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Snakes can't swim very well. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. Snakes are great swimmers. (some better than others)
Some snakes will play dead and musk (which means pee) to make predators go away. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE. Not all of them will, but some snakes will actually play dead!
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Snake venom is used in making medicines that help with blood disorders and heart attacks. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE. Some snake venom has anticoagulant properties.
Snakes are NOT simply legless lizards. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE. Lizards and snakes have completely different anatomy. Legless lizards do exist though.
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How do snakes hear?
Snake "hear" through vibrations in the ground. They don't have external ears which means they don't detect sound waves in the air.
All snakes have fangs. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE. Fangs are only needed to inject venom. So, only venomous snakes have fangs.
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Why do snakes require an outside heat source?
Because they are cold blooded or ectothermic. Their bodies do not generate heat.
What do snakes use to smell their environment?
Their Tongue.
They flick their tongue into the air and catch particles. When their tongue retracts, it goes into an organ called the Jacobsons Organ and that tells the snake about their surroundings.
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Which of the following is NOT a way that snake kill their prey? Venom, chewing, or constriction
Chewing. All snakes swallow their prey whole!
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Snakes are found on every continent but this one.
ANTARCTICA
What is the largest VENOMOUS snake in the world?
The KING COBRA. they can reach 18 feet!
the "VENT" on a snake refers to what?
Everybody poops and so do Snakes!
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The fear of snakes is called what?
Ophidiophobia.
What snake is known as the LONGEST in the world?
RETICULATED PYTHON.
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The snake with the longest fangs is the Gaboon Viper. How big are their fangs? (points will be given for close answer)
2 inches! They are hinged fangs.
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About how many snake species have been discovered? (answer in the thousands. close answer gets points)
About 4000 different snake species have been discovered.