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Multiple choice evs snakes a snake charmer's story snakes and snake charmers uses of animals

Which of the following snake is poisonous?

  1. Cobra

  2. Krait

  3. Afai

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Venomous or poisonous snakes are species capable of producing venom (poison), which is used primarily for immobilizing prey and defense. It is mostly done via mechanical injection by fangs. The varieties of snake that most often cause serious snakebites depend on the region of the world. 
Africa- Mambas, Egyptian cobras, Puff adders and Carpet vipers
Middle East- Carpet ipers and Elapids
Central and South America- Bothrops and Crotalus 
In South Asia- Indian cobras, Common kraits, Russell's viper, Saw-scaled vipers (Afai snake) and Carpet vipers
So, the answer is D.
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Poisonous sea-snakes possess a

  1. Compressed tail

  2. Printed tail

  3. Depressed tail

  4. Conical tail
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Sea snakes are very poisonous. The beaked sea snake is the most poisonous sea snake. They have flattened or compressed paddle-like or oar-like tails.
  •  This is the distinguishing feature of sea snakes. They have laterally compressed bodies.  

Thus, the correct answer is 'Compressed tail.'

Multiple choice evs snakes a snake charmer's story snakes and snake charmers uses of animals

Snakes are not found in Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland and New Zealand because 

  1. They are cold blooded

  2. They are carnivores

  3. They have poisonous fangs

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Many carnivores are found in extremely cold areas.

Fangs are not affected by external temperatures hence they aren't contributing in the habitats of snakes.
They are cold blood or their inability to maintain a body temperature limits their existence to some areas having warm climates as they will not be able to survive in such extreme cold.
So the correct answer is 'They are cold blooded'.

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Which of the following snakes is non-venomous?

  1. Cobra

  2. Krait

  3. Viper

  4. Python
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Python is non-poisonous snake. They are found in Africa, Australia and Asia. Pythons use their sharp backward curving teeth, four rows in the upper jaw, two in the lower to grasp prey which is then killed by constriction, after an animal has been grasped to restrain it, the python will quickly wrap a number of coils around it. Death occurs primarily via asphyxiation. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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Snakes cannot shed their skin.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The given statement is false. The molting of the skin occurs regularly in snakes. This is when old skin is outgrown. It is called shedding or ecdysis. Snakes will rub against rough surfaces to shed their skin. A shed skin is much longer than the snake that shed it, as the skin covers the top and bottom of each scale. 

Multiple choice evs snakes a snake charmer's story snakes and snake charmers uses of animals

When tail is cylindrical and ventral scales do not extend the entire width of the belly, the snake is 

  1. Non-Poisonous

  2. Definitely Poisonous

  3. deadly Poisonous

  4. Either Poisonous or Non-Poisonous
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The most important differences between poisonous and non poisonous snakes include :

1. Poisnous snakes have large ventral scales covering the entire extent of the belly. Non-poisnous snakes have smaller scales absent over belly.
2. Poisnous snakes have a compressed tail while it is not compressed in non-poisnous snakes.
3. Fangs of poisonous snakes are hollow like hypodermic needle while they are short and solid in non-poisonous snakes.
Looking at the given characteristics, the correct option is 'Non-Poisnous'.

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Snake charmer hypnotize snake by

  1. Playing Pungi (been)

  2. Playing basoon

  3. Playing cornet

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Snakes can't hear, they can only feel the vibrations. It dances to the movement of pungi which is caused by it's mimic neurons and not to the sound of pungi.

So, the correct option is 'Playing Pungi'.

Multiple choice evs snakes a snake charmer's story snakes and snake charmers uses of animals

How does the male snake locate the female for breeding?

  1. By looking for her trail marks

  2. By sight

  3. By smell

  4. By hearing her movements
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The slippery female snake will discharge a pheromone noticeable all around that creates a unique fragrance that starts wind mating season. Male snakes from all over will smell the fragrance and will endeavor to mate with the female.

So, the correct option is 'By smell'.

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Snakes live everywhere in the earth except

  1. India

  2. Ireland

  3. New zealand

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

No variety of snakes are found on the Ireland. It is because during the last ice age, the whole of Ireland and mainland  was permanently covered with snow and ice. It is highly unlikely that any wildlife, which might have been in Ireland before this ice age, survived this period. When the climate warmed up again, snakes would have been able to recolonise Britain from the south, in any case there were land bridges to the continent from time to time. They would not, however, unless deliberately transported, be able to reestablish themselves in Ireland.

So, the correct option is 'Ireland'.