Tropical Rainforest

Rock Python

Big. Silent. Africa's rock python.

Spitting Cobra

Front fangs, fast venom, fierce defense

Emerald Tree Monitor

Emerald agility in the treetops

Stiletto Snake

The snake that stabs sideways

Green Tree Python

Coiled like a leaf, strikes like lightning

Crested Gecko

The eyelash gecko of New Caledonia

Bush Viper

Spines, stealth, and forest strikes

Rainbow Boa

Prism-scaled constrictor of the rainforest

Marmoset

Tiny primates, big teamwork.

Ox

Not a species-an ox is a job.

Whiptail Lizard

Speed, sun, and serious tails

Banana Ball Python

Sunshine coils with a lavender glow

Sambar

Asia's heavyweight forest deer

Honey Buzzard

The wasp-nest excavator of Europe

Basilisk Lizard

Kings of the riverbank sprint

Cinnamon Ferret

Cinnamon ferret: small hunter, big spark

Unau (Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth)

Two claws, night life, rainforest slow

King Vulture

Color-crowned cleaner of the rainforest

German Cockroach

Two stripes. One unstoppable house pest.

Green Mamba

Mambas: the canopy's quick-strike elapids

Smokybrown Cockroach

Outdoor roach of warm, humid nights

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Hiss with purpose. Breathe to be heard.

Carpet Python

Australia's patterned backyard constrictor

Pied Ball Python

Big white patches, classic ball python calm