CAN YOU NAME IT?SNAKE ID GAME

How to play

Enter a name, your country and your email, then press start. Each round has 20 snakes. For every photo, choose the correct species from four names. A right answer adds one point. After each answer you will see the snake's scientific name, whether it is venomous, and a link to its full guide.

The leaderboard keeps each player's best round. If two players have the same score, the faster round ranks higher. Your email is never shown. You can play as many rounds as you like, and you can use the number keys 1 to 4 to answer.

How to identify a snake from a photo

• Look at the head shape. A wide, triangular head often points to a viper, but harmless snakes flatten their heads to look bigger, so never rely on it alone.
• Check the pattern. Diamonds, saddles, bands and stripes are the fastest clues. Carpet pythons and diamond pythons share a species but wear very different coats.
• Notice the body. Heavy, muscular bodies belong to constrictors like the boa constrictor. Slim, fast-looking bodies usually mean racers and whipsnakes.
• Think about where it lives. Range rules out most look-alikes. Use the world map to see which snakes share a region.

The photos come from iNaturalist, where naturalists record wild sightings, so you will see snakes as people really find them. Want to study first? Browse every species in our snake guide.