Question

The saying, looks are deceptive, could not be more true, especially for a python. Though bulky and
ungainly in appearance, this reptile appears to be sluggish but strikes its quarry with lightening speed
and accuracy. Unlike other predators, it neither roars nor growls, nor does it snarl or howl, but
prowls and attacks in a swift, silent, efficient and deadly manner.
The python is a huge snake, stretching to about 12 to 15 feet; the largest recorded specimen –
measuring 19 feet 2 inches found in West Bengal, India. Its colour varies from dark fawn to deep
chocolate with a series of quadrate patches from neck to tail on its upper body. In newly moulted
specimens, these dark patches have a metallic iridescent sheen. In Hindi it is called an ajgar and
figures prominently in the Indian folklore.
Though non-poisonous, it is known to bite savagely. Its bite even proves to be lethal at times,
because when it bites, its loosely jointed teeth easily get dislodged from their sockets and get
embedded in the wound. Bacteria present on the teeth, poison the blood through the wound and
spread rapidly in the body of the victim.
The diet of a python is extremely varied and comprises insects, frogs, lizards, birds and their eggs as
well as mammals. While the killing of humans by pythons has been widely reported, pythons rarely
swallow humans due to the width of the latter’s shoulders. It is unable to distend its jaws so wide to
accommodate broad shoulders.
Only one instance, where a python killed and swallowed a boy in Malaya, has been cited before.
When a deer is attacked by a python, the latter manages to swallow only the hind portion unless the
prey is a male deer without antlers. Apparently, antlers and shoulders are the things that python just
can’t swallow.
I. The saying, looks are deceptive, does not go true with python because ___________.

a.
b. It is bulky
c. it is sluggish
d. ungainly in appearance
e. it strikes swiftly and efficiently

Answer 1

the correct answer is All of the above

Answer 2

ungainly in appearance