Freshwater

River Otter

Built for rivers, born to slide

Cocker Spaniel

Merry flusher, gentle retriever

Firefly

Living lanterns with coded light

Ringed Kingfisher

Big-billed diver of the Neotropics

Goldfish

More than a "starter fish."

Evening Bat

Beat the dusk-hunt like an evening bat

Hellbender

Wrinkles that breathe-rivers that live.

Leech

Two suckers, many lifestyles.

Shrew

Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.

Brown Water Snake

Big river snake, not a cottonmouth

Blood Python

Short tail. Heavy muscle. Red power.

Texas Rat Snake

Texas' climbing rodent patrol

Massasauga

Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.

Garter Snake

Stripes you can trust

Rock Python

Big. Silent. Africa's rock python.

Banded Water Snake

Wetland hunter-harmless, not a cottonmouth

Rough Green Snake

The leaf-green insect hunter of the treetops

Red-Eared Slider

Red patch, big splash-slider power!

Spitting Cobra

Front fangs, fast venom, fierce defense

Northern Water Snake

Not a cottonmouth-just a water snake.

Olive Baboon

Africa's adaptable troop strategist

Cottonmouth

Swamp guardian with a cotton-white warning

Rainbow Boa

Prism-scaled constrictor of the rainforest

Snouted Cobra

Big hood. Bold snout. Serious venom.