Plains

Texas Spiny Lizard

Spiky scales, Texas trails.

Unau (Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth)

Two claws, night life, rainforest slow

Natterjack

The stripe-backed toad that runs and roars

Lazarus Lizard

The wall lizard that came back

Copperhead

Hourglass bands, hidden in plain sight

Agama Lizard

Colorful rock sentinels of Africa

Western Hognose Snake

The prairie snake that plays dead best

King Vulture

Color-crowned cleaner of the rainforest

Eastern Indigo Snake

Iridescent hunter of the longleaf

Timber Rattlesnake (Canebrake Rattlesnake)

The forest rattler: warn first, strike last

Brown Snake

Australia's swift, serious brown snakes

German Cockroach

Two stripes. One unstoppable house pest.

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.

Egyptian Cobra (Egyptian Asp)

Hood up: the classic "asp" of history

Smokybrown Cockroach

Outdoor roach of warm, humid nights

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Hiss with purpose. Breathe to be heard.

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