Coastal

Amethystine Python (Scrub Python)

Island giant with an amethyst glow

Diamond Python

Cool-climate python, diamond-bold!

Black-headed python

Black cap. Ground hunter. Snake eater.

Pygmy python

Small python, big Pilbara survivor

Savu Python

Reticulated: the island-spanning giant

Indian python

India's river-edge giant constrictor

Timor python

The Lesser Sundas' slender constrictor

Reticulated python

The net-patterned giant constrictor

Bismarck Ringed Python

Ringed hunter of the Bismarck forests

Coastal Carpet Python

Patterned climber of the east coast

Spotted python

Spots by night, constrict by might

Hooded Oriole

Palm-frond weaver of the Southwest

Krait

Silent stripes, serious venom.

Terror Bird

Run fast. Strike hard. Terror bird.

Spinosaurus

Sail-backed hunter of ancient rivers

Compsognathus

Small body, sharp bite, Jurassic sprint

Basilosaurus

The long-bodied king of Eocene seas

Tylosaurus

Ram-snouted ruler of Cretaceous seas

Dickinsonia

Quilted giant of Earth's deep past

Plesiosaur

Four flippers, many lifestyles

Tully Monster

Illinois' Carboniferous mystery creature

Leedsichthys

Jurassic seas' gentle giant filter-feeder

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Tail-flicking, gnat-grabbing dynamo

Whimbrel

Curved bill, epic journeys