Plains

Gaboon Viper

Leaf-litter ghost with 5-cm fangs

Texas Rat Snake

Texas' climbing rodent patrol

Massasauga

Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.

Scarlet Kingsnake

Coral look-kingsnake calm.

Indian Cobra

Hood up: the spectacled sentinel

Garter Snake

Stripes you can trust

Puff Adder

Stand still. Blend in. Puff loud.

Rock Python

Big. Silent. Africa's rock python.

Banded Water Snake

Wetland hunter-harmless, not a cottonmouth

Rough Green Snake

The leaf-green insect hunter of the treetops

Red-Eared Slider

Red patch, big splash-slider power!

Spitting Cobra

Front fangs, fast venom, fierce defense

Emerald Tree Monitor

Emerald agility in the treetops

Northern Water Snake

Not a cottonmouth-just a water snake.

Stiletto Snake

The snake that stabs sideways

Olive Baboon

Africa's adaptable troop strategist

Cottonmouth

Swamp guardian with a cotton-white warning

Twig Snake

A branch that bites.

Rainbow Boa

Prism-scaled constrictor of the rainforest

Sand Viper

Horned master of the Saharan ambush

Horned Viper

Horns in the sand, strike from stillness

Nyala

Striped shadows of the thicket

Eland

Big body, quiet steps, spiral horns

Snouted Cobra

Big hood. Bold snout. Serious venom.