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Archelon Turtle

Titan turtle of the inland sea

Arctodus

Pleistocene's long-legged giant bear

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Spit, hood, survive.

Australopithecus

Two legs, small brain, big legacy

Amethystine Python (Scrub Python)

Island giant with an amethyst glow

Diamond Python

Cool-climate python, diamond-bold!

Black-headed python

Black cap. Ground hunter. Snake eater.

Jungle Carpet Python

Rainforest gold: the jungle carpet python

Boelen's python

Velvet-black python of the highlands

Savu Python

Reticulated: the island-spanning giant

Timor python

The Lesser Sundas' slender constrictor

Reticulated python

The net-patterned giant constrictor

Bismarck Ringed Python

Ringed hunter of the Bismarck forests

Coastal Carpet Python

Patterned climber of the east coast

Spotted python

Spots by night, constrict by might

Hooded Oriole

Palm-frond weaver of the Southwest

Krait

Silent stripes, serious venom.

Titanoboa

The rainforest boa that broke records

Phorusrhacos

Miocene runner with a can-opener beak

Arctotherium

Short-faced giants of Ice Age South America

Terror Bird

Run fast. Strike hard. Terror bird.

Basilosaurus

The long-bodied king of Eocene seas

Tylosaurus

Ram-snouted ruler of Cretaceous seas

Plesiosaur

Four flippers, many lifestyles