Arafura File Snake
Baggy-skinned fish-gripper
Animal Habitats
Mangrove
Coastal forests of salt-tolerant trees serving as nurseries for marine life
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Mangrove Animals
Mangrove Snake
Mangrove shadows, golden rings
Boiga
Big-eyed night hunters in the trees
Sea Roach
Rock runners of the tide line
Cobia Fish
The ray-riding runner of warm seas
Pipefish
Tube snouts. Bony armor. Dad does the brooding.
Cat-Eyed Snake
Night eyes, frog hunters
Needlefish
Built for speed at the surface
Yarara
Lanceheads: silent heat-seeking ambushers
Parrot Snake
Green, swift, and sky-high by day
Snook Fish
Linesiders of the tides
Mojarra
Silver schools, sand-sipping snouts
Surgeonfish
Scalpels on the tail, gardeners of reefs
Flying Snake
Glide the canopy, don't fly it.
Tree Snake
Guam's unwelcome night hunter
Cat Snake
Cat-eyed climbers of the night
Vine Snake
Look like a vine, strike like a snake
Polka Dot Stingray
Blue spots, reef roots, ribbon tail
Boas
Quiet coils, powerful control
Cuban Boa
Cuba's cave-hunting giant boa
Arizona Coral Snake
Bright bands, hidden life.
Green Rat Snake
Forest canopy's red-tailed climber
Coastal Taipan
Fast hunter. Serious venom.
Monocled Cobra
One hood, one warning.