The ophidism and all relative themes are subjects discussed among the Public Health problems. On the premise that biologists have basic knowledge about identifying snakes, as well as notions about symptoms and treatment of accident with snakebites, we sought to know how this content is covered in Biological Sciences courses in the state of Ceará. We applied one questionnaire with theoretical and practical questions to 67 graduate students, all of them approved in the disciplines of their curriculum that involved the topic of snakes. The data analysis that the theme is little known by most of the respondents, who had outdated and incorrect concepts. Most of them don't know the basics about the biology of these animals and had difficulties to distinguish them from other snake-like animals. We suggest an effective inclusion of the subject in higher education, since the snakebite is a problem present in all regions of Brazil.
Snake; Ophiology; Teacher training; Higher education; Biology education
