The scientific name of an organism is shown in italics. Scientific names have two parts: the genus name and the species name.
Read the two statements at lower right. Which of the two statements most closely matches the characteristics of the snake pictured? Select that statement and click Next. Continue until you have correctly identified the snake. If you change your mind about a choice, you can click the Back button. If you incorrectly identify the snake, you can click the Start Over button and try again.
What is the scientific name of this venomous Texas snake?
Question 2 options:
Crotalus horridus
Agkistrodon contortrix
Micrurus fulvius
Crotalus atrox