Q1) Snakes are also known as ____?___, are cold-blooded legless reptiles evolving from pre-historic lizards.


Q2) There are approximately __?____ species worldeide.

Q3) There are also several species of legless lizard which superficially resemble snakes, but are not otherwise related to them. True or False?

Q4) A love of snakes is called _________?

Q5) A fear of snakes is called _____________ ?

Q6) The phylogeny of snakes is poorly known due to the fact that snake skeletons are typically small and fragile, making fossilization difficult. Phylogeny is the study of evolutionary relatedness among various ______?

Q7) Modern boas snakes do have vestigal hind limbs, tiny, clawed digits known as anal spurs and used to grasp during mating.

Q8) All snakes are carnivorous, eating small animals including lizards and other snakes, rodents and other small mammals, birds, eggs or insects.

Q9) Snakes chew their food. True or False?

Q10) Snakes kill their prey by __________ ?