Countries with NO Snakes

Guess the countries of the world that have no native, terrestrial snake species.

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Last updated: December 12, 2017

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First submitted	January 27, 2017
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Country

Cape Verde

Iceland

Ireland

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Country

Nauru

New Zealand

Tuvalu

Vatican City

+39

Level 83

Jan 27, 2017

Damn snakes are everywhere!!!

+91

Level 62

Jan 27, 2017

Yup, even on planes!

Level 48

Apr 25, 2018

Jock, you know I hate snakes!

Level 24

May 19, 2020

not on planes, you are talking about Roblox

Level 36

Jul 16, 2022

And in your house

Level 87

Apr 24, 2018

Why'd it have to be snakes?

+31

Level 79

Dec 12, 2017

I'd argue Vatican City. There may not be any snakes there right at this moment but at any given time one could make its way there from Italy. Unless I'm mistaken, Vatican City shares infrastructure with Rome. A snake could make it there as easy as a tourist walking from the Pantheon to St. Peter's Square. Hell, the Tiber is within throwing distance.

+62

Level 74

Dec 12, 2017

In 1756, Pope Innocent IV officialy declared that "there are no snakes", so that's that.

+19

Level 48

Dec 12, 2017

He called in St Patrick, patron saint of ophiophobics.

+28

Level 65

Apr 24, 2018

Remember when the Catholic church declared that beavers were fish so they could be eaten on Fridays? I'm not sure I trust the Pope when it comes to biology. ;)

Level 73

Apr 24, 2018

As the snake, to Christians, represented pagan beliefs maybe he was speaking metaphorically? St Patrick is credited with having been mainly responsible for introducing Christianity to Ireland and so was also credited with having banished the "snakes".

Level 55

May 20, 2020

Sulfuratus, I don't know if you're reading this right now, but in the Bible, the Hebrew word used for "fish" means something closer to any animal that inhabits the water. That's why bats and locusts are in one portion translated as "birds", when in English it doesn't really make much sense. So what they were actually doing is assuring people that they could eat beavers, just like we can eat any marine animal, not just biological fish.

Level 72

Apr 9, 2022

So why doesn’t god mind people eating marine animals on a Friday then?

Level 44

May 8, 2021

Can't imagine snakes just willy-nilly slithering on the streets of Rome, a big metropolitan city. It's as unlikely as stumbling upon a snake on 5th Avenue or Times Square in NYC. There's the Hudson river too, and Central Park, but still no.

+15

Level 70

Dec 12, 2017

For me this quiz needs masses more time. I only know one country that has no snakes (I live in it) the rest is a process of elimination. 90 seconds doesn't leave much time for the dozens of potential answers

Level 81

Dec 12, 2017

I missed 2 of the countries. And I knew one right as I ran out of time. I don't think it needs any more time, there's enough quizzes where you can type in half the world and get them answers. If you are clever about it there isn't that many countries you need to guess.

Level 87

Dec 12, 2017

Yeah, basically islands and the tricky one.

Level 70

Dec 13, 2017

You must b able to type a lot faster than me, I was less than half way through the islands when I ran out of time.

Level 31

Apr 24, 2018

There's a subreddit on Reddit that this comment would be perfect for.

Level 82

May 19, 2020

the only ones I knew going in were iceland and ireland. I agree about the Vatican, it's just a neighborhood of Rome and I guarantee there are snakes in Rome, at least as pets

Level 71

Dec 15, 2017

I think the percentages support the argument that it needs more time, too.

Level 59

Apr 24, 2018

Quizzes aren't designed for everyone to get 100%.

Level 87

Jul 2, 2018

@MisterDuhn The girls must be impressed with how quick you are. I thought quizzes were to see how much knowledge you hold and to learn. Nobody's keeping track here for a competitive hiring process involving how rapidly someone can rattle off cocoa producing nations or to name the archdukes of the First World War.

Level 67

May 20, 2020

Yea if you only know 2 you only know two, you don't need enough extra time to be able to type all the countries in the world, that kind of defeats the purpose of the quiz. You do need time to be able to make a few educated guesses imo, and I think it allows for that.

Level 33

Apr 24, 2018

I think one more minute would work. There should be some time to think about it but not enough to just type half the countries in the world. Like when it endedI just thought of the pacific islands countries but didn't have the chance to try them.

Level 73

Dec 12, 2017

Tough quiz. The island nations would've been complete guesses for me aside from Nauru, which I guessed because it's so small.

Level 68

Dec 12, 2017

Should've known they were all islands nations (excluding VC of course).

Level 63

Dec 13, 2017

Is there any pattern to which islands have snakes? Or is it pure chance, such as a sea snake being blown by storms and ending up in Maldives?

Level 73

Dec 13, 2017

It says, "native snake species." If, at one point all snakes were removed from Vatican City, then no snakes there would be native. They are all migratory from Italy.

Level 67

May 20, 2020

If the species got evicted they would still be native if they were to crawl back, being banned does not change your roots ;)

Level 85

Dec 13, 2017

Yeah, I've always been worried about all those dangerous native Liechtenstein snakes!

Level 14

Dec 13, 2017

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but since NZ is right next to Australia, you'd think there would be some variety of native snake

+16

Level 62

Dec 13, 2017

NZ is hardly next to Australia. It's +2000 km (~1350 mi) from Australia to NZ. I don't see many snakes swimming the distance just for the hell of it. It would be more possible (but as unlikely) for the snakes to swim to Ireland from the UK.

Level 53

Dec 14, 2017

only time NZ get snakes is when they hitch a ride on a plane or boat. makes the news every time :)

Level 55

Jul 18, 2021

New Zealand should be very happy that they have the Tasman Sea. Australia has some dangerous ones!

Level 68

Apr 24, 2018

Think about this: if New Zealand had snakes, than it wouldn't be the homeland of all its weird wingless birds! They literally forgot how to fly because there were no predators to treat them!!! :D

Level 67

May 20, 2020

I would say the birds would be the treat for the snakes ;)

Level 67

May 20, 2020

Btw I have this image now of some predators and birds sitting in a circle with some beers and snacks haha, predators treat!

Around a little fire ofcourse, maybe a movie projected ;) Sounds fun ( as long as the treats weren't to fatten them up, and they would end as main course at the end of the night!)

Level 67

Apr 24, 2018

Australia has the most poisonous animals, and New Zealand has none! I love camping here!

Level 62

Apr 24, 2018

I would love to go camping there some time, but it's a loong, loong way to go for a camping trip (to the other side of the earth to be exact).

Level 77

Apr 24, 2018

Do you have mosquitoes or buffalo gnats/black flies?

Level 76

Apr 24, 2018

we do have mosquitoes. I don't know what buffalo gnats are, but as well as mosquitoes we have a much more common biting insect called sandflies.

Level 77

May 19, 2020

My definition of paradise is a place with no venomous snakes (I like nonvenomous ones), no mosquitoes or other biting insects, no highly-venomous spiders, and low humidity. Does such a place exist? (besides Antarctica)

Level 37

Jul 9, 2019

Waters are colder in NZ ... no snakes here ... we do though have the odd Aussie Mossie, and spider who have migrated to NZ .. not saying Aussie's are odd at all!

Level 22

Apr 24, 2018

i don't know about you guys but i'm about to drop off a few snakes to these places

Level 72

Apr 9, 2022

Tee hee! I’ve already released a pair of garter snakes behind St Peters…

Level 68

Apr 25, 2018

No snakes in Ireland or New Zealand? A bit surprising!

Level 60

Feb 15, 2020

There's a legend that St. Patrick banished all the snakes, so them having no snakes kinda seeped into popular consciousness

Level 65

Apr 25, 2018

To all these countries I would like to offer some of our lovely Australian snakes. We have plenty to share.

Level 44

Apr 25, 2018

Thank you St Patrick for clearing my little island of all those buggers

Level 39

Apr 25, 2018

Why NO In Capitals? AFRICA NO SNAKES?

Level 52

Apr 25, 2018

I guess I won't be traveling to Cape Verde any time soon.

Level 84

May 19, 2020

Why? Are you a snake?

Level 22

Apr 27, 2018

just to let you know that northern Ireland has no snakes and is a country on its own it might be part of Ireland but it is still a country without snakes.

Level 82

Jun 10, 2019

It's part of the UK, which has snakes.

Level 30

Jan 30, 2022

26+6=1

Level 77

May 19, 2020

Country = fully sovereign state in most contexts, including this.

Level 72

Apr 27, 2018

brb movin'

Level 87

Jul 2, 2018

No snakes in Vatican toilets? Oh wait, that's supposed to be alligators.

Level 68

Nov 6, 2018

New Zealand has no snakes? That's surprising, because Australia has so many snakes, and some of them are sea snakes that could travel to New Zealand.

Level 82

Jun 10, 2019

As someone pointed out above, it's over 2,000km between the two.

Level 71

May 19, 2020

New Zealand do have sea snakes, they have been reported many times north of Auckland. Usually the Yellow Bellied Sea Snake.

Level 38

Nov 26, 2018

Does Monaco have snakes??

Level 74

Dec 3, 2018

Yep, especially at the baccarat tables.

Level 63

Jan 20, 2020

I was so focused on isolated island countries that I missed Vatican City. Didn't even think about it.

Level 60

Feb 15, 2020

Vatican City is kind of a stretch. The description says that it measures native species, and there are snakes native to Italy in the area around Rome. Does this list not count places with snakes expelled by human actions? If it simply counts the presence of snakes, then places with invasive populations of snakes wouldn't be included. Here's a source I found on the spread of snakes: https://www.popsci.com/places-with-no-snakes/

Level 57

May 19, 2020

Short but one of the most difficult quiz here on JetPunk.

Level 84

May 19, 2020

I didn't realize that Saint Patrick had been so successful. And I also dispute the Vatican. A veritable nest of vipers that place is. Plus... I assume any snake native to Italy could potentially be found in the Vatican. Kind of silly to say it's not "native" just because the area is so small and has been paved over... maybe they were temporarily displaced and came back, did they lose their native status in that interval? I guess. maybe.

Level 71

May 19, 2020

I'm pretty sure the Vatican is full of SNAKES

Level 44

May 19, 2020

How did only 65% get Ireland? St. Patrick's Day?

Level 67

May 19, 2020

Yeah, I really facepalmed when I saw that answer.

Level 67

May 20, 2020

I think many people in the world (including me) have no idea what st Patrick's day is about. (Besides obviously ireland and UK, no idea about the US). And think about people drinking and stuff coloured green. That is the main image you get from a country where it isnt celebrated.

I actually did know there were no snakes ireland and that it was supposedly been the work of a saint, don't think I knew they were talking about thát st Patrick. (and somehow I always mix up the one that got rid of the snakes with the one that slayed a dragon, st George ( we call him Joris)

Level 26

May 19, 2020

Love this game, can I be informed about the sources of your answers?

Level 67

May 20, 2020

The source is allready given, it is in the description

Level 49

May 21, 2020

How can you say that Vatican City doesn't have snakes when Italy has 19 different species, do they have snake checkpoints at the border to stop them from entering?

Level 43

May 21, 2020

There are no native snakes. Meaning no type of snake originated in that country. I was surprised that the other small countries weren't on the list.

Level 43

May 21, 2020

lol how did I guess san marino and not vatican city?

Level 55

Jun 1, 2020

Why did I guess Indonesia?

Level 29

Aug 11, 2020

What snakes are in the UK?

Level 74

Jun 23, 2021

Adders, grass snakes.

Level 67

Sep 16, 2022

And smooth snakes

Level 60

Dec 17, 2020

How are there not snakes in Ireland???

Level 70

Dec 17, 2021

I believe St. Patrick killed them all on Whacking Day.

Level 41

May 30, 2021

New Zealand is so far from world problems

Level 44

Jul 20, 2022

2.2% of people getting 100% is pretty low compared to a lot of other quizzes

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