Pair

Bearded Vulture

The Bone-Breaking Mountain Vulture

Brown Snake

Australia's swift, serious brown snakes

Texas Indigo Snake

South Texas' diurnal snake hunter

Kirtland's Snake

Red-bellied ghost of wet prairies

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

Queen Snake

Seven stripes, one stream specialist

Coachwhip Snake

Built for speed. No venom required.

Carpet Python

Australia's patterned backyard constrictor

Grass Snake

The wetland snake that plays dead

Ribbon Snake

Wetland racer with ribbon stripes

Pied Ball Python

Big white patches, classic ball python calm

Red-Headed Vulture

Red crown of the carrion cleaners

Angora Ferret

Big fluff. Bigger curiosity.

Coral Snake

Bright bands, hidden danger

Corn Snake

Checkerboard-bellied barnyard ally

Western Rat Snake

The barn's best rodent patrol

Rat Snakes

Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters

Fox Snakes

Big blotches, zero venom.

Yellow Spotted Lizard

Yellow spots, hidden nights

Anole Lizard

Dewlap drama in the treetops

Kori Bustard

Biggest boom on the African plains

King Snake

Bold bands. Big appetite. No venom.