Snakes 1
In Connecticut 2 species of snake are known as:
What is venomous?
Made of keratin, a snake's body is covered in these.
What are scales?
This word means sensing heat from other animals.
What is infrared?
This medical treatment is given to a person if bitten by a venomous snake.
What is anti-venom?
These are the two venomous snakes of Connecticut.
What are the Copperhead and Timber Rattlesnake?
A term meaning cold blooded.
What is Ectothermic?
This structure is where a snake stores its venom (if it is venomous).
What is a Venom Gland?
Connected to a snake's brain is this structure that helps a snake interpret tastes in the air.
What is the Jacobson's Organ?
The name of the process used to extract the venom from a snake is called:
What is "venom milking" ?
This term means that a victim's blood may clump if exposed to a type of venom.
What is hemotoxic?
The Timber Rattlesnake is the only snake species in CT that reproduces this way.
What is gives live birth?
This term means to shed the skin.
What is Ecdysis?
This structure connects the venom gland and the fang of a venomous snake.
What is a venom duct?
The bite of the Copperhead or Timber Rattlesnake could be fatal to these two groups of people in CT.
What is the elderly or small children?
When delivering a self defense bite, a Timber Rattlesnake will release [ blank ] venom than if it is a hunting bite.
What is less?
These skeletal structures are not found in the bodies of snakes.
What are hip or shoulder bones?
Besides their internal ears, a snake's [ blank ] can detect vibrations in the ground.
What are the jaw bones?
The front fangs of venomous snakes have this special modification that allows the venom to be injected into prey.
What is they are hollow?
This term is given to the scales on the belly of a snake
What are Scutes?
This CT snake is known to play dead when bothered?
What is the Eastern Hognose Snake?
These structures may be left over from when snake relatives had legs.
What are spur bones?
Snakes like rattlesnakes and vipers use this part of their face to detect the body heat of prey.
What are heat pits?
This is the reason why the Timber Rattlesnake is on the Endangered species list in CT.
What is they can only reproduce 3 times in their lifetime?
This term means a venom can stop a person's heart.
What is Cardiotoxic?
This term means a venom can cause paralysis.
What is Neurotoxic?