Tan

Carpet Viper

Hear the hiss, heed the saw

Cinnamon Ferret

Cinnamon ferret: small hunter, big spark

Armadillo Lizard

The lizard that becomes a ring of armor

Texas Spiny Lizard

Spiky scales, Texas trails.

Natterjack

The stripe-backed toad that runs and roars

Copperhead

Hourglass bands, hidden in plain sight

Agama Lizard

Colorful rock sentinels of Africa

Western Hognose Snake

The prairie snake that plays dead best

Timber Rattlesnake (Canebrake Rattlesnake)

The forest rattler: warn first, strike last

Brown Snake

Australia's swift, serious brown snakes

German Cockroach

Two stripes. One unstoppable house pest.

Egyptian Cobra (Egyptian Asp)

Hood up: the classic "asp" of history

Coachwhip Snake

Built for speed. No venom required.

Red Tail Boa (common boa)

Powerful hugger of the rainforest

Rat Snakes

Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters

Fox Snakes

Big blotches, zero venom.

Anole Lizard

Dewlap drama in the treetops

Brown-banded Cockroach

Bands on the belly, lives in the walls

Kori Bustard

Biggest boom on the African plains

King Snake

Bold bands. Big appetite. No venom.

Ape

Tailless thinkers of the treetops

Death's Head Cockroach

The roach with a skull on its shield

Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach

Forest recycler, not a house invader

Asian Cockroach

Looks like German-flies like a pro