The World's 10 most Deadly Snakes

The Snake Test
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1-1.) The largest snakes in the world are from the family which include the boa and python.		True, while some family members grow no larger than 2 ft. the largest members grow to more than 30 feet
1-2.)Some snakes spit venom to capture their prey.		False, while three species of snake can spit or eject venom in a fine spray. This mode is used only for defense.
1-3.)Snakes care for their young until they are old enough to hunt their own prey.		False, whether deposited as eggs or from live birth snakes are on their own from the start. Snakes do not take any responsibility for the care and protection of their young.
1-4.)Snake venom is not only used to create anti-venom, but is being tested on stroke victims.		True, a drug made from Malayan Pit Viper venom using the hemotoxic effects to dissolve blood clots is being used on stroke victims.
1-5.)Do all snakes hibernate?		False, Some tropical snakes never hibernate. In climates with harsh winter temperatures all cold-blooded animals need to seek refuge from the cold.
1-6.) Most snake bites occur when people pass close to a snake they didn't see?		False, most bites occur when people try to kill or handle the snake.
1-7.) Do flying snakes really exists?		True, flying snakes live in the trees in the lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast and South Asia.
1-8.) Snakes live in oceans, trees and on the land?		True, snakes are found in all three environments, including the snakes in our top ten list.
1-9.) The skin of a snake is moist or slimy?		False, the skin of a snake is naturally dry, not slimy.
1-10.) Do flying snakes have wings?		False, technically they are parachuters (though some may be classified as gliders), they flatten their bodies from head to vent when they are in the air.
2-1.)Sea snakes have gills?		False, although sea snakes can remain under water for several hours, obtaining dissolved oxygen from water that they swallow and eject, they still must rise to the surface for air
2-2.)Snakes find their prey by sight and scent,and sometimes temperature?		True, snakes have a strong sense of smell thanks to a flicking forked tongue that picks up floating particles from the air and deposits them on the roof of the mouth to the Jacobson's organ.
2-3.)The longest living snake on record was over 47 Years old?		True, this age was attained by a snake living in the Philadelphia Zoo from April 26, 1945 to October 7, 1992. Correction Thanks, to Patrick Scott and the Western New York Herpetological Society.
2-4.)There is no country in the world that has more venomous snakes than non-venomous?		False, Australia is the only country in the world where there are more venomous than non-venomous species of snakes. Of the 155 species of land snakes in Australia, 93 are venomous.
2-5.)Do all snakes lay eggs?		False, many snakes have live births including some on our top ten list.
2-6.) More people in the U.S. die from bee stings each year than snake bites?		True, of the 8,000 venomous snake bites each year in the U.S. less than five people will die as compared to 120 annually from bee stings and 150 from being struck by lightning. (Missouri Dept. of Conservation)
2-7.) Because they are cold blooded, snakes are only active during the day?		False, many snakes perfer the cover of darkness and are active at night.
2-8.) For protection from preditors the snakes eyes remain clear when shedding their skin?		False, the eyes of the snake goes milky just before they shed their skin.
2-9.) Puff adders mix poison with their breath and can kill a person with their breath?		False, When confronted, they do puff themselves up and hiss, but their breath is harmless.
2-10.) Snake eggs are not incubated by the parent like a bird eggs?		False, for most snakes the warmth of the substrate and rays of the sun control the incubation process. However sone pythons are an exception. Some have been known to coil around their eggs and incubate them. By shaking, or "shivering," the female generates heat (called shivering thermogenesis) and keeps the eggs up to 11 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the surrounding air.
3-1.)Some snakes have stingers in their tails which they use to inject venom.		False, no snake has a stinger in its tail.
3-2.)You can avoid running into snakes by yelling as you walk.		False, snakes are deaf to airborne sounds, although they can feel vibrations through the ground.
3-3.)There are no wild albino snake populations.		False, Japan is the home to he world's only wild albino snake population.
3-4.)Are there places in the world without snakes?		True, The polar regions are free of snakes due to their inhospitable environments. Other areas considered to be free of poisonous snakes are New Zealand, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Polynesia, and Hawaii.
3-5.)Snakes cannot eat food larger than their head.		False, some can swallow animals three times the size of their head. The lower jaws of snakes are loosely joined to the skull and the upper jaws are moveable.
3-6.) A snake with slit like eyes that go up and down like a cat's eye is a venomous snake?		False, while this is generally true some python's and boas are an exception to this rule. Some python's and boas have slit like eyes that go up and down like a cat's eye, but they are not venomous.
3-7.) Snakes move by relaxing and contracting muscles lengthwise along the body?		True, this is a good description of typical snake movement.
3-8.) Snakes shed their skin to grow larger?		True, molting, or skin shedding, is repeated periodically throughout a snake�s life.
3-9.) Sea snakes shed their skin to grow just like land snakes?		True, they shed their skin like land snakes do.
3-10.) Due to their lack of venom. Non-venomous snakes can't hurt you?		False, at the very least you can be bitten trying to handle a non-venomous snake. Depending on your size and the size of the snake you could be suffocated.
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True, while some family members grow no larger than 2 ft. the largest members grow to more than 30 feet

False,while three species of snake can spit or eject venom in a fine spray. This mode is used only for defense.

False, whether deposited as eggs or from live birth snakes are on their own from the start. Snakes do not take any responsibility for the care and protection of their young.

True, a drug made from Malayan Pit Viper venom using the hemotoxic effects to dissolve blood clots is being used on stroke victims.

False, Some tropical snakes never hibernate. In climates with harsh winter temperatures all cold-blooded animals need to seek refuge from the cold.

False, most bites occur when people try to kill or handle the snake.

True, flying snakes live in the trees in the lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast and South Asia.

True, snakes are found in all three environments, including the snakes in our top ten list.

False, the skin of a snake is naturally dry, not slimy.

False,technically they are parachuters (though some may be classified as gliders), they flatten their bodies from head to vent when they are in the air.

False, although sea snakes can remain under water for several hours, obtaining dissolved oxygen from water that they swallow and eject, they still must rise to the surface for air

True, snakes have a strong sense of smell thanks to a flicking forked tongue that picks up floating particles from the air and deposits them on the roof of the mouth to the Jacobson's organ.

True, this age was attained by a snake living in the Philadelphia Zoo from April 26, 1945 to October 7, 1992. Correction Thanks, to Patrick Scott and the Western New York Herpetological Society.

False, Australia is the only country in the world where there are more venomous than non-venomous species of snakes. Of the 155 species of land snakes in Australia, 93 are venomous.

False, many snakes have live births including some on our top ten list.

True, of the 8,000 venomous snake bites each year in the U.S. less than five people will die as compared to 120 annually from bee stings and 150 from being struck by lightning. (Missouri Dept. of Conservation)

False, many snakes perfer the cover of darkness and are active at night.

False, the eyes of the snake goes milky just before they shed their skin.

False, When confronted, they do puff themselves up and hiss, but their breath is harmless.

False, no snake has a stinger in its tail.

False, snakes are deaf to airborne sounds, although they can feel vibrations through the ground.

False, Japan is the home to he world's only wild albino snake population.

True, The polar regions are free of snakes due to their inhospitable environments. Other areas considered to be free of poisonous snakes are New Zealand, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Polynesia, and Hawaii.

False, some can swallow animals three times the size of their head. The lower jaws of snakes are loosely joined to the skull and the upper jaws are moveable.

False, while this is generally true some python's and boas are an exception to this rule. Some python's and boas have slit like eyes that go up and down like a cat's eye, but they are not venomous.

True, this is a good description of typical snake movement.

True, molting, or skin shedding, is repeated periodically throughout a snake�s life.

True, they shed their skin like land snakes do.

False, at the very least you can be bitten trying to handle a non-venomous snake. Depending on your size and the size of the snake you could be suffocated.

True,
while some family members grow no larger than 2 ft. the largest members grow to more than 30 feet

False,
while three species of snake can spit or eject venom in a fine spray. This mode is used only for defense.

False,
whether deposited as eggs or from live birth snakes are on their own from the start. Snakes do not take any responsibility for the care and protection of their young.

True,
a drug made from Malayan Pit Viper venom using the hemotoxic effects to dissolve blood clots is being used on stroke victims.

False,
Some tropical snakes never hibernate. In climates with harsh winter temperatures all cold-blooded animals need to seek refuge from the cold.

False,
most bites occur when people try to kill or handle the snake.

True,
flying snakes live in the trees in the lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast and South Asia.

True,
snakes are found in all three environments, including the snakes in our top ten list.

False,
the skin of a snake is naturally dry, not slimy.

False,
technically they are parachuters (though some may be classified as gliders), they flatten their bodies from head to vent when they are in the air.

False,
although sea snakes can remain under water for several hours, obtaining dissolved oxygen from water that they swallow and eject, they still must rise to the surface for air

True,
snakes have a strong sense of smell thanks to a flicking forked tongue that picks up floating particles from the air and deposits them on the roof of the mouth to the Jacobson's organ.

True,
this age was attained by a snake living in the Philadelphia Zoo from April 26, 1945 to October 7, 1992.
Correction Thanks, to Patrick Scott and the Western New York Herpetological Society.

False,
Australia is the only country in the world where there are more venomous than non-venomous species of snakes. Of the 155 species of land snakes in Australia, 93 are venomous.

False,
many snakes have live births including some on our top ten list.

False,
many snakes perfer the cover of darkness and are active at night.

False,
the eyes of the snake goes milky just before they shed their skin.

False,
no snake has a stinger in its tail.

False,
snakes are deaf to airborne sounds, although they can feel vibrations through the ground.

False,
Japan is the home to he world's only wild albino snake population.

False,
some can swallow animals three times the size of their head. The lower jaws of snakes are loosely joined to the skull and the upper jaws are moveable.

True,
molting, or skin shedding, is repeated periodically throughout a snake�s life.

True,
they shed their skin like land snakes do.

False,
at the very least you can be bitten trying to handle a non-venomous snake. Depending on your size and the size of the snake you could be suffocated.