Venomous Snakes

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1. Which of the following snakes is not a native of the western hemisphere? Bushmaster Cottonmouth Fer-de-lance Boomslang

2. What snake is also known as the "hundred pace snake"? Death adder Sharp nosed pit viper Australian brown snake Common krait

3. Venomous snakes generally possess either a neurotoxin, which affects the nervous system, or a hemotoxin, which causes tissue and blood cell damage. Almost all rattlesnakes have hemotoxins. Which one has a venom that also contain a neurotoxin? Prairie Mojave green Sidewinder Timber

4. What snake is also known as the tic-polanga? Russell's viper Water moccasin Spitting cobra Barba amarilla

5. What is the fastest venomous snake? Cape cobra Black mamba Taipan Sidewinder

6. This snake has the most potent venom of any snake found in the United States. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Water moccasin Copperhead Coral Snake

7. What snake is responsible for more human fatalities each year than any other snake? Indian cobra Saw scaled viper Puff adder European viper

8. The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world, but which of these is the heaviest? Fat adder Puff adder King cobra Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

9. Australia is home to many of the world's most venomous snakes. Which one is responsible for the most human fatalities in Australia? Coastal taipan Death adder Brown snake Tiger snake

10. Most species of sea snakes are very agressive and have a highly toxic venom. True False