Question

Forest floor is known as the floor for the animal habitat. Which of the following animals are present on the forest floor?
A. Parrot
B. Snakes
C. Pigeon
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The forest floor consists of a lot of organic matter such as fallen off leaves, stems, fruits, etc. that are at varying levels of decomposition. A lot of animals are found on a forest floor to feed off on the matter. The animals on a forest floor can range from huge mammals to small insects to even crawling reptiles.

Complete answer:
Snakes are one of the animals that are present on the forest floor.
- Snakes are long and legless reptiles that move around with the help of crawling.
- They can either be venomous or non-venomous.
- Snakes are carnivorous animals and they feed on smaller animals like frogs, lizards, rats, etc. - Some snakes even eat other smaller snakes.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Additional information:
- Parrots and pigeons are birds. So, if they are present in a forest, they are most likely going to be on a tree, and not on the floor.
- Enough sunlight does not reach the floor of the forest due to the immense canopies. This gives the forest floor a damp and dark setting. As a result, the organic matter starts to be rotten.
- A lot of insects feed on the leaves and other vegetation on the floor. In turn, there might be animals that feed on these insects. So, there is a complete food chain that is going on in the forest.
- The animals on the forest floor also depend on the location, city, and country. In Asia, one can find elephants and tigers on the forest floor. At the same time, in Africa, there are leopards.

Note: Snakes are excellent hiders. They are able to camouflage themselves amongst the thick layers of leaves and organic matter on the forest floor. Since this makes the snake unnoticeable, it can catch its prey (rats, frogs) without much difficulty. A venomous snake would kill its prey through a bite, whereas, non-venomous snakes mostly kill their prey by constricting them.