Vine Snake
Look like a vine, strike like a snake
Terrain Types
Karst
Limestone terrain with caves, sinkholes, and underground drainage
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Animals
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Karst Animals
Baird's Rat Snake
Canyon climber in a blaze of orange
Boas
Quiet coils, powerful control
Cuban Boa
Cuba's cave-hunting giant boa
Jamaican Boa
Jamaica's Night-Hunting Yellow Boa
Nose-Horned Viper
The horned ambush viper of Europe
Night Snake
Small snake, big night shift
Blind Snake
Wormlike, but 100% snake.
Hawk Moth Caterpillar
Hornworms: big bites, bold disguises
Clothes Moth
Keratin recyclers-sometimes in your closet
Chinese Cobra
Hood up, hold back-Southern China's cobra
Australopithecus
Two legs, small brain, big legacy
Compsognathus
Small body, sharp bite, Jurassic sprint
Cave Bear
The Pleistocene cave hibernator
Cave Lion
Ice Age king of the open steppe
Short-Faced Bear
Big legs. Short face. Ice Age titan.
Python
Big squeeze, bigger diversity.
Archaeopteryx
Teeth, tail, and feathers-airborne!
Red Aphids
Tiny red sap-sippers, big plant impact
Root Aphids
Small sap-feeders, big ecosystem impact
Gigantopithecus
Big teeth, big questions
Nuralagus
The Balearic King Rabbit
Pit Viper
Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs
Viper
Hinged fangs, hidden hunters