Temperate Grassland

Goldfish

More than a "starter fish."

Fox Squirrel

Big squirrel, bold colors, buried acorns

Leech

Two suckers, many lifestyles.

Shrew

Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.

Milk Snake

Bright bands, harmless bite-Milk Snake!

Texas Rat Snake

Texas' climbing rodent patrol

Massasauga

Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.

Scarlet Kingsnake

Coral look-kingsnake calm.

Indian Cobra

Hood up: the spectacled sentinel

Garter Snake

Stripes you can trust

Puff Adder

Stand still. Blend in. Puff loud.

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.

Eland

Big body, quiet steps, spiral horns

Uinta Ground Squirrel

Whistle, burrow, hibernate-repeat.

Vicuña

Fine fiber, tough mountain survivor

Dwarf Hamster

Small hamsters, big steppe survival

Jackrabbit

Long ears. Longer legs. Lightning leaps.

Eurasian Beaver

Nature's wetland engineer

Eurasian Lynx

Silent forest hunter with tufted ears

Ox

Not a species-an ox is a job.

Kit Fox

Big ears. Cool survival.