58 SCIENCE REPORTER, MARCH 2015 JAYAKUMARI T R TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 1. All snakes are a. Carnivorous b. InsecƟvorous c. Omnivorous d. Herbivorous 2. Snakes hear through their a. External ears b. Skin c. Tongue d. Tail 3. Jacobson’s organs are located in the a. Tip of tongue b. Tip of tail c. Roof of mouth d. Under the skin 4. The skin of snakes is made of a. KeraƟn b. Globulin c. Collagen d. Myosin 5. MolƟng or shedding of skin occurs approximately once in a. A week b. A fortnight c. A month d. A year 6. The natural habitat of Anaconda is a. Trees b. Marshes c. Water d. Land 7. The heaviest snake species in the world is a. Anaconda b. Python c. ReƟculated python d. King Cobra 8. The habit of eaƟng snakes is known as a. Autophagy b. Ophiophagy c. Hematophagy d. Zoophagy 9. Which snake eats mainly other snakes? a. Cobra b. Python c. Anaconda d. King Cobra 10. The one and only snake that builds a nest to lay its eggs. a. King Cobra b. Viper c. Anaconda d. Python 11. Which among the following conƟnents does not have snakes? a. Australia b. Africa c. Europe d. AntarcƟca 12. Which is the fastest venomous snake? a. King Cobra b. Russell’s viper c. Black mamba d. Cobra 13. The longest venomous snake is a. RaƩle snake b. Krait c. Cobra d. King cobra 14. The Southeast Asian venomous snake also known as the “hundred pace snake” is a. Sharp nosed pit viper b. King cobra c. Krait d. Cobra 15. Among these snakes, the smallest in length is a. Rat snake b. Children’s snake c. Corn snake d. Milk snake 16. Snakes lack which among the following? a. External ears b. Eyelids c. Legs d. All of these 17. The longest non venomous snake is a. ReƟculated python b. Anaconda c. Rat snake d. Python 18. Land snakes are not found in a. Australia b. New Zealand c. Sri Lanka d. Africa 19. The smallest snake species known a. Water snake b. Barbados thread snake c. Corn snake d. Milk snake 20. What is true about snakes? a. Can’t chew food b. Sleep with eyes open c. Can swallow a prey larger than its head d. All of these 21. The most venomous land snake is a. Inland taipan b. King cobra c. Krait d. Cobra 22. Snake venom is a mixture of a. Sugars b. Proteins c. Hormones d. All of these 23. In India, the most snake bite-caused mortaliƟes are caused by the venomous snakes known as ‘the big four’. These include Cobra, Russell’s viper, Saw scaled viper and a. King Cobra b. Common Krait c. Taipan d. RaƩle snake 24. The naƟons that do not have snakes include a. Ireland b. Greenland c. Hawaii d. All of these 25. The one and only snake park in Kerala is situated in Kannur district at a. Chovva b. Thaliparamba c. Parassinikkadavu d. Sreekantapuram 26. The first ever snake park in India named Guindy Snake Park is in a. Andhra Pradesh b. Tamil Nadu c. Assam d. Tripura 27. Snakes are a. Colourblind b. Cold blooded c. Both a & b d. Blind Answers: 1. a 2. b 3.c 4. a 5.b 6.c 7.a 8.b 9.d 10.a 11.d 12.c 13.d 14.a 15.b 16.d 17.a 18.b 19.b 20. 21.a 22.b 23.b 24.d 25.c 26.b 27. c Contributed by Dr. Jayakumari.T.R., Associate Professor of Botany, H H The Maharaja’s Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -695014