Tropical Dry Forest

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Hear the rattle-respect the desert.

Mexican Black Kingsnake

The glossy black king of snakes

Boiga

Big-eyed night hunters in the trees

Tiger Rattlesnake

Tiny rattle. Big desert danger.

Aruba Rattlesnake

Aruba's arid-island rattler

Junglefowl

Wild roots of the chicken

Whinchat

Meadow hunter, Africa-bound migrant

Tennessee Walking Horse

The Smooth Ride of Tennessee

Red-Billed Quelea Bird

The "feathered locust" weaverbird

Eyelash Viper

Venomous lashes of the rainforest

Chipping Sparrow

Rufous cap, razor-crisp trill.

Tire Track Eel

Tire-track camo, night-stalking hunter

Cat-Eyed Snake

Night eyes, frog hunters

Rhombic Egg-Eater Snake

Cracks eggs-never bites.

Wolf Snake

Gecko hunters, not kraits

Yarara

Lanceheads: silent heat-seeking ambushers

Mole Snake

Big bite, no venom-rodent remover

Parrot Snake

Green, swift, and sky-high by day

Mojarra

Silver schools, sand-sipping snouts

Asian Vine Snake

The living vine with a lightning strike

Electric Catfish

Africa's freshwater "shock" catfish

Flying Snake

Glide the canopy, don't fly it.

Green Anaconda

Built for wetlands. Powered by constriction.

Yellow Anaconda

Paraguay-Paraná's stealthy giant