Rattlesnake Trivia

Eastern Massasauga

Question 1:

How many species of rattlesnakes are there?

5
15
40
88

Question 2:

The primary purpose of the rattle is to?

Warn it's enemy to stay away
To help it catch it's food
To pick up vibrations and help it hear
To sting it's intruder

Question 3:

Venom is made up of?

Proteins
Poison
Enzymes
A and C

Question 4:

Venom can save people's lives?

True
False

Question 5:

Rattlesnakes are important to the environment and people.

True
False

Question 6:

Rattlesnakes are pitvipers which means that they possess heat sensing pits that can detect heat from warm blooded prey. What is another name of this heat pit?

Loreal Pit
Laser Pit
Thermal Pit
None of the above

Question 7:

What countries are Rattlesnakes found in?

North America
Africa
South America
All of the above
North & South America Only

Question 8:

Which two rattlesnakes are found in Illinois?

Western Diamondback and Mojave Desert Sidewinder
Sonoran Desert Sidewinder and Arizona Black rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnake and Eastern Massasauga
Baja California rattlesnake and Mexican dusky rattlesnake

Question 9:

A rattlesnake always rattles its tail before it strikes.

True
False

Question 10:

The scientific name of the Massasauga (Sistrurus) means:

Little snake with potent venom
Great River Mouth
Massasauga county where they are found
Found in large masses

Question 11:

The greek root word for the scienfic name of the rattlesnake, Crotalus, means:

Enlarge front fanged snake
Venomous Serpent
Little Bell
None of the above

Question 12:

Rattlesnake's fangs are hollow.

True
False

Question 13:

You can determine the age of the rattlesnake by counting the segments on its rattle.

True
False

Question 14:

How does the rattle make its noise?

There is tiny debris like sand inside each rattle like a baby's rattle
The sound actually comes from a special internal organ called a "crotalinemusculosus"'
There is space between each segment and each button clanks against the other one
Electro static energy that comes from external influences

Question 15:

What non venomous snake shakes its tail that sounds a lot like a rattlesnake in hopes of tricking its intruder into thinking that it's venomous?

Fox Snake
Rubber Boa
Smooth Green Snake
Northern Water Snake

Question 16:

What is the smallest U.S. native rattlesnake?

Twin Spotted Rattler
Desert Massasauga
Banded Rock Rattlesnake
Pigmy Rattlesnake

Question 17:

What is the Largest U.S. native rattlesnake?

Western Diamondback Rattler
Eastern Diamondback Rattler
Timber Rattler
Goliath Rattler