Carpet Viper
Hear the hiss, heed the saw
Animal Habitats
Cliff/Rocky Outcrop
Steep rock faces and outcrops used for nesting and shelter by birds and mammals
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Cliff/Rocky Outcrop Animals
Armadillo Lizard
The lizard that becomes a ring of armor
Texas Spiny Lizard
Spiky scales, Texas trails.
Lazarus Lizard
The wall lizard that came back
Copperhead
Hourglass bands, hidden in plain sight
Agama Lizard
Colorful rock sentinels of Africa
King Vulture
Color-crowned cleaner of the rainforest
Timber Rattlesnake (Canebrake Rattlesnake)
The forest rattler: warn first, strike last
Bearded Vulture
The Bone-Breaking Mountain Vulture
Black Mamba
Black mouth. Cool head. Keep distance.
Green Mamba
Mambas: the canopy's quick-strike elapids
Egyptian Cobra (Egyptian Asp)
Hood up: the classic "asp" of history
Carpet Python
Australia's patterned backyard constrictor
Western Rat Snake
The barn's best rodent patrol
Rat Snakes
Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters
Yellow Spotted Lizard
Yellow spots, hidden nights
Anole Lizard
Dewlap drama in the treetops
King Snake
Bold bands. Big appetite. No venom.
Owl
Silent wings, sharp minds of night
Insect
Six legs, endless strategies.
European Bee-Eater
Colorful aerial hunter of summer skies
Macaque
Smart, social, seriously adaptable
Spider
Silk, stealth, and eight-legged skill
Gopher Snake
Rattlesnake act-harmless rodent hunter