Solitary

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

Cuban Cockroach

Green by day, gone by night

Red-Headed Vulture

Red crown of the carrion cleaners

Angora Ferret

Big fluff. Bigger curiosity.

Red Tail Boa (common boa)

Powerful hugger of the rainforest

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.

Ape

Tailless thinkers of the treetops

Indigo Snake

Indigo: the longleaf's top hunter

Mamba

Speed in the trees, danger in the bite

Eclectus Parrot

Two sexes, two costumes-one parrot

Florida Woods Cockroach

Florida's skunk-scented forest roach

Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach

Forest recycler, not a house invader