Temperate Forest

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Big diamonds. Bigger warning.

Mud Snake

Wetland phantom with a blazing belly

Aesculapian Snake

The healer's serpent of Europe

Egyptian Goose

Africa's bold, loud, territorial grazer

Congo Snake

Not a snake-an eel-shaped salamander

Mexican Black Kingsnake

The glossy black king of snakes

Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Dark. Mountain-born. Don't tread close.

Orange-Crowned Warbler

The warbler with the hidden crown

Cinereous Vulture

Big, black, and built to clean

Griffon Vulture

Nature's high-altitude clean-up crew

Boiga

Big-eyed night hunters in the trees

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

Hear the rattle-give it space.

Eurasian Jay

Oak Forest Planter with a Blue Flash

Midget Faded Rattlesnake

Small snake. Serious rattle.

Aruba Rattlesnake

Aruba's arid-island rattler

Junglefowl

Wild roots of the chicken

Bullsnake

Prairie's loudest look-alike

Whinchat

Meadow hunter, Africa-bound migrant

Savannah Sparrow

Buzzy song of the open fields

Goshawk

White-browed shadow of the woods

Tennessee Walking Horse

The Smooth Ride of Tennessee

Chipping Sparrow

Rufous cap, razor-crisp trill.

Steelhead Salmon

Sea-run rainbow, built to return

Black-Capped Chickadee

Big attitude in a tiny winter bird