Scale Snap

Flip two cards at a time and find the matching snake markings. Every pair you find reveals which snake wears that pattern, using facts from our venomous or not ID guide.

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What this game teaches

Eight real markings described in the ID guide, six per game: the adder's zigzag, the copperhead's hourglass bands, US coral snake versus milk snake band order, the puff adder's chevrons, Russell's viper's chain-like spots, the common krait's thin paired bands and the boa's saddle blotches. The card art is a simplified drawing of each pattern, not a photo, so real snakes will look different. Patterns alone are not a safe way to identify a snake; see our safety page. There is no sound. Your best (fewest moves) is saved only in your browser.