Reptiles - Snakes Flashcards
The three front-fanged venomous snakes of the Sonoran Desert in the Elapidae family are:
a. Yellow-bellied sea snake, West Mexico coral snake, Sonoran coral snake.
b. Western diamond-backed rattlesnake, Sonoran coral snake, Coachwhip.
c. Yellow-bellied sea snake, West Mexico coral snake, Black-tailed rattlesnake.
d. Western diamond-backed rattlesnake, Black-tailed rattlesnake, Sidewinder.
a. Yellow-bellied sea snake, West Mexico coral snake, Sonoran coral snake.
The solenoglyphous dentition is found in which of the following snakes?
a. Kingsnake.
b. Rattlesnake.
c. Coral snake.
d. Hog-nosed.
b. Rattlesnake.
The proteroglyphous dentition is found in which of the following snakes?
a. Kingsnake.
b. Rattlesnake.
c. Coral snake.
d. Hog-nosed snake.
c. Coral snake.
The kind of locomotion used in soft, sandy substrate is:
a. serpentine.
b. rectilinear.
c. concertina.
d. sidewinding.
d. sidewinding.
Which two snakes are front-fanged snakes of the Crotalidae (pit viper) family?
a. Coral snake and rattlesnake.
b. Cantil and rattlesnake.
c. Rattlesnake and sea snake.
d. Gopher snake and kingsnake.
b. Cantil and rattlesnake.
Rattlesnake rattles make noise due to the tiny piece of loose bone inside each rattle segment.
a. True b. False
False
Primary components of snake venom are enzymes and proteins.
a. True b. False
True
The best thing to do in the event of a venomous snakebite is to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
a. True b. False
True
Snake venom can be primarily divided into hemotoxic and neurotoxin components.
a. True b. False
True
The most common rattlesnake on museum grounds is the western diamond-backed rattlesnake.
a. True b. False
True
A rattlesnake gains a rattle segment every time it sheds its skin.
a. True b. False
True
The number of rattles determines the snake’s age.
a. True b. False
False
Rattlesnakes always rattle before they strike.
a. True b. False
False
Baby rattlers are more dangerous than adults.
a. True b. False
False
Rattlesnakes always travel in pairs.
a. True b. False
False
Only sidewinders move by sidewinding.
a. True b. False
False
Rattlesnakes lay eggs.
a. True b. False
False
Rattlesnakes are born with a pre-button which is considered part of the rattle.
a. True b. False
True
Rattlesnakes must be coiled in order to strike.
a. True b. False
False
Rattlesnakes must eat live food.
a. True b. False
False
A triangle-shaped head means it is a rattlesnake.
a. True b. False
False
Infrared-sensing pits are found in rattlesnakes and some boas/pythons.
a. True b. False
True
A rattlesnake bite is an automatic death sentence if you don’t get antivenom.
a. True b. False
False
Coral snakes, sea snakes and rattlesnakes are venomous reptiles.
a. True b. False
True
Venom is composed mainly of enzymes; 10-12 people die in the US each year from snakebite. There is approximately 1 death every other year in Arizona.
a. True b. False
True
The key characteristics of the Sonoran coral snake are white head and pattern on back same as on belly.
a. True b. False
Fasle
Arizona has 13 species of rattlesnakes because it has a great climate for snakes and a variety of habitats.
a. True b. False
True
“Red touch yellow harmful fellow, red touch black friend of Jack” is the best way to identify a venomous snake.
a. True b. False
False
Check the snake(s) that resemble(s) the coral snake.
______ Variable Sand Snake.
______ Lyresnake.
______ Shovel-nosed snake.
______ Coachwhip.
______ Ring-necked snake.
______ Mountain kingsnake.
___X___ Variable Sand Snake.
_______ Lyresnake.
___X___ Shovel-nosed snake.
_______ Coachwhip.
_______ Ring-necked snake.
___X___ Mountain kingsnake.
Check the pharmaceutical product(s) produced/developed utilizing venom components.
______ Antivenom.
______ Byetta.
______ Ancrod.
______ Angiotensen.
______ Aggrastat.
___X___ Antivenom.
___X___ Byetta.
___X___ Ancrod.
_______ Angiotensen.
___X___ Aggrastat.
Check the characteristic(s) you could use to identify a rattlesnake.
______ Triangle-shaped head.
______ Heat sensing pit.
______ Rattle.
______ Solenoglyphous dentition.
______ Elliptical pupils.
____X___ Triangle-shaped head.
___X___ Heat sensing pit.
___X___ Rattle.
___X___ Solenoglyphous dentition.
____X___ Elliptical pupils.
Match the Sonoran Desert snake example to the snake family.
______ Boidae.
______ Colubridae.
______ Elapidae.
______ Leptotyphlopidae.
______ Viperidae.
a. Too numerous to mention
b. Rosy boa.
c. Cantil or any of the rattlesnakes.
d. Sonoran coral snake, West Mexican coral snake, sea snake.
e. Blind snake (also called thread snake)
___b___ Boidae. (Rosy boa.)
___a___ Colubridae. (Too numerous to mention.)
___d___ Elapidae. (Sonoran coral snake, West Mexican coral snake, sea snake.)
___e___ Leptotyphlopidae. (Blind snake (also called thread snake))
___c___ Viperidae. (Cantil or any of the rattlesnakes.)
Match what you do if you see a venomous reptile on the grounds in the following scenarios.
a. Report it to PBX staff who will contact security or a keeper.
b. Interpret it to the visitors.
______ Non-venomous snake in walk-in aviary.
______ Rattlesnake on the path.
______ Gila monster underneath a bush just off the visitor path.
______ Non-venomous snake crossing the path.
___a___ Non-venomous snake in walk-in aviary.
___a___ Rattlesnake on the path.
___a___ Gila monster underneath a bush just off the visitor path.
___b___ Non-venomous snake crossing the path.
Match the term with the definition.
____ A poison.
____ A venom.
a. A toxin that you have to ingest.
b. A toxin that the animal has to inject into you (bite or sting).
___a___ A poison.
___b___ A venom.
An intriguing characteristic of the Gophersnake is:
a. The snout has a specially adapted scale, shaped like a trowel and digs food (toads and lizard) out of loose soil.
b. Enlarged rear teeth puncture toads, which inflate themselves as defense, and then mild venom flows along the teeth into prey.
c. Bizarre defense—spreads and flattens its head and neck, hissing and striking, will flop on its back covering it with dirt, vomit, excrement, musk and blood, belly up, mouth open, tongue out.
d. When disturbed or threatened it will rise to a striking position, flatten its head into a triangular shape, hiss loudly, shake its tail and often strike repeatedly.
d. When disturbed or threatened it will rise to a striking position, flatten its head into a triangular shape, hiss loudly, shake its tail and often strike repeatedly.
Which snake is one of the most ancient groups of snakes and has vestigial hind limbs in the form of small external spurs?
a. Gophersnake.
b. Rattlesnake.
c. Mexican Boa Constrictor.
d. Milksnake
c. Mexican Boa Constrictor.
Which snake is Arizona’s only Threatened snake?
a. New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake.
b. Kingsnake.
c. Rosy boa.
d. Gopher.
a. New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake.
What type of skull do snakes have?
a. Disarticulated.
b. Kinetic.
c. Boneless.
d. None is correct.
b. Kinetic.
What is a spectacle?
a. A bony scale.
b. Eye covering in snakes.
c. Part of the rattlesnakes rattle.
d. Another name for a snake’s eye.
b. Eye covering in snakes.
Which of the following snakes are commonly seen on museum grounds?
A. Gopher Snake
B. Western Coachwhip
C. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
D. All the above.
D. All the above.
The glottis in a snake is a moveable windpipe.
a. True b. False
True
The Boomslang and Twigsnake of Arizona have been responsible for human deaths.
a. True b. False
False
Check the adaptation(s) present in snakes.
____ Shelled egg.
____ Water tight skin.
____ External fertilization.
____ Kinetic skull.
____ Elongated body for climbing and grasping prey.
____ Specialized teeth.
____ Venom.
__x__ Shelled egg.
__x__ Water tight skin.
_____ External fertilization.
__x__ Kinetic skull.
__x__ Elongated body for climbing and grasping prey.
__x__ Specialized teeth.
__x__ Venom.
Check the style(s) of snake locomotion.
______ Lateral Undulation (serpentine)
______ Rectilinear (caterpillar)
______ Sidewinding
______ Concertina
___x___ Lateral Undulation (serpentine)
___x___ Rectilinear (caterpillar)
___x___ Sidewinding
___x___ Concertina
Check the method(s) snakes use to capture prey.
______ Seize and grab
______ Envenomation
______ Constriction
___x___ Seize and grab
___x___ Envenomation
___x___ Constriction
There are 4 types of dentition in snakes. Match the appropriate term to the description/example.
______ Agylphous.
______ Solenoglyphours.
______ Opisthoglyphous.
______ Proteroglyphous.
a. Short, fixed fangs in the front of the upper jaw which may be grooved or hollow. Members of the Elapidae family such as theCoralsnake, Cobra, and Mamba.
b. Enlarged rear teeth which may be solid or grooved either on the front or outer side for the conduction of the toxic saliva. Snakes such as the Lyresnake, Brown Vinesnake, and Nightsnake.
c. Teeth more or less uniform in size and shape. Many common non venomous snakes such as the Gophersnake, Kingsnake, and Milksnake.
d. Long, hinged front fangs, which fold against the roof of the mouth. Examples include members of the Pit Viper family such as the Rattlesnake, Bushmaster, and Copperhead.
___c___ Agylphous.
___d___ Solenoglyphours.
___b___ Opisthoglyphous.
___a___ Proteroglyphous.
